
The Civil War
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
U.S. fort in South Carolina; the confederate attack on the fort marked the start of the Civil War. The Union surrendered the fort. (April 12, 1861)
Sherman's March to the Sea
Battle of Antietam
Siege of Vicksburg
Battle of Fort Sumter
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Commander of the Confederate Army who had opposed secession but sided with his home state of Virginia once the war started. Both the Union and Confederacy wanted him to lead.
William T. Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
George McClellan
Robert E. Lee
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
First major battle of the Civil War. The Confederates rallied behind "Stonewall Jackson" to force the Union troops to retreat. (July 21, 1861)
Battle of Gettysburg
Siege of Vicsburg
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Antietam
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Confederate general whose men stopped Union attack during the Battle of Bull Run. He was given his famous nickname at this battle.
Ulysses S. Grant
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
George McClellan
William Tecumseh Sherman
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
He was a Union general that was in charge during the beginning of the war. He defeated Lee, at Antietam, securing a much needed Union victory. He was later replaced because Lincoln thought he was too cautious.
George McClellan
William Tecumseh Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Confederate forces surprised union troops & drove them across the Tennessee river; Union fought back and won the battle but it was one of the most bloody battles in the civil war (April 6, 1862)
Battle of Antietam
Siege of Vicksburg
Battle of Shiloh
Sherman's March to the Sea
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Commander of the Union Army, forced a surrender out of General Robert E. Lee in 1865.
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
George McClellan
Ulysses S. Grant
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