Civil War Quiz

Who had better Generals throughout the Civil War?

• The Union
• Lincoln
• The South
• Canada

Who had greater manpower in the Civil War?

• The North
• The South
• The West
• American Indians

The Confederacy (South) wanted to...

• Invade the North and defeat them
• Fight a defensive war
• Drop nuclear bombs on the Union
• Supply Britain with plenty of cotton until they supported them.

The Civil War officially started at....

• Bull Run
• Gettysburg
• Antietam
• Ft Sumter

The Emancipation Proclamation...

• Freed slaves in the Union
• Declared slaves in the confederacy free
• ended slavery 
• helped the South gain foreign support

The Battle of Gettysburg was..

• the first major battle of the Civil War
• the turning point of the Civil War
• the last major battle of the Civil War
• a Confederate victory

Lee surrendered to Grant at.....

• Appomattox Courthouse
• Gettysburg
• Antietam
• Yorktown

Who was elected President of the Confederate States of America?

• Jefferson Davis
• Robert E. Lee
• Ulysses S. Grant
• Abraham Lincoln

What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the early years of the Civil War?

• to abolish slavery

• to end British control of the Western territories

• to make a profit selling war supplies

• to preserve the Union

According to the Missouri Compromise, any new territory that becomes a state NORTH of the 36-30 line would be a _____ state.

• Free

• Slave

• Sovereign

• Abolitionist