American Civil War

What did the southern states call themselves once they seceded from the Union?

• Union

• United States

• Confederate States of America

• Southern States of America

Who was the Commanding General of the Union Army?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stonewall Jackson

Who was the main commander of the Confederate States army?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Rutherford B. Hayes

• Alexander Hamilton

• Robert E. Lee

Who was the president of the Confederacy?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Stonewall Jackson

• James Madison

In 1862, Abraham Lincoln declared that all slaves in the southern states were free. What was this declaration known as?

• Declaration of Independence

• Rebellion Declaration

• Proclamation of Freedom

• Emancipation Proclamation

Which river was overtaken by the Union army, dividing the Confederacy in two during the war?

• Mississippi River

• Missouri River

• Ganges River

• Tennessee River

Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender to the Union?

• Shiloh

• Fort Donelson

• Fort Sumter

• Appomattox Court House

What happened to President Lincoln one week after the war ended?

• He moved to California.

• He was assassinated.

• He passed the 13th amendment.

• He delivered the Gettysburg Address.

Approximately how many people died in the American Civil War?

• 1,000,000

• 6,000,000

• 3,000

• 620,000

This amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery.

• 21st

• 13th

• 14th

• 10th