Key Events of the Civil War

Who was elected President of the United States in 1860?

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Thomas Jefferson

What year did some southern states secede from the Union to form the Confederate States of America?

• 1865

• 1861

• 1863

• 1860

Which battle was the first major clash of the Civil War?

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Bull Run

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Fredericksburg

Who was the Confederate General known as "Stonewall" who played a major role in the first Battle of Bull Run?

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Stonewall Jackson

• William T. Sherman

Which side used its navy to blockade southern ports during the Civil War?

• Confederacy

• Union

• British

• French

What were the names of the two ironclad ships that battled near Norfolk and Hampton in 1862?

• Titanic and Lusitania

• Monitor and Merrimack

• Enterprise and Victory

• Yorktown and Lexington

Who defeated Union troops at Fredericksburg in 1862?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stonewall Jackson

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

What new state was formed in 1863 due to disagreements between eastern and western regions of Virginia?

• North Carolina

• West Virginia

• Kentucky

• Maryland

What happened to Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy, near the end of the Civil War?

• It became the Union capital

• It was burned to the ground

• It was never attacked

• It was moved to Atlanta

Where did the Civil War end with the surrender of the Confederate army?

• Gettysburg

• Appomattox Court House

• Richmond

• Charleston