Civil War Quiz

Which of the following is true regarding the location shown in the photograph? Read each question carefully. Determine the best answer to the question.

• It was where the first blood shed of the Civil War occurred.

• Ulysses S. Grant surrendered to Robert E. Lee at this location.

• The battle site was the bloodiest day of the Civil War.

• It served as the location of the Union hospital headquarters.

What was the Emancipation Proclamation AND why did Abraham Lincoln issue the declaration? Think about the question carefully. Then enter your answer to BOTH parts of the question in the box provided.

This map shows the southeastern United States. Which location on the map was the site of a Union victory that split the Confederacy? Select the correct answer.

• A

• B

• C

• D

Ulysses S. Grant is greatly esteemed for his service as -

• general for the Union

• president for the Union

• general for the Confederacy

• president for the Confederacy

What was the major effect of this event?

• Robert E. Lee became a Union general.

• The Civil War had finally ended.

• South Carolina seceded from the U.S.

• France began supporting the Confederacy.

According to this excerpt, Lincoln issued a draft in order to -

• make sure everyone in the North fought in the Civil War

• give African Americans the opportunity to fight against the Confederacy

• ensure the Confederacy was defeated and peace was restored

• develop young men into military leaders for the future

Which of the following correctly labels this map?

• A - Confederacy, B - Union

• A - West, B - Union

• A - Union, B - West

• A - Union, B - Confederacy

Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address was intended to -

• show Northerners how to approach Reconstruction

• explain his plan for punishing the rebelling states

• warn foreign nations of the power of a reunited America

• explain reasons for ratifying the 15th Amendment

One of the greatest advantages the Union had over the Confederacy was the Union -

• had military supplies donated from Britain and France

• used weapons that were more technologically advanced than the Confederates

• had a greater industrial production of weapons and supplies

• had superior military leaders, who had been trained at West Point

In this painting the Union soldier are:

• destroying Southern property and transportation routes

• fighting against Confederate soldiers at Gettysburg

• capturing the Mississippi River at the Battle of Vicksburg

• allowing civilians to evacuate before attacking Confederate soldiers