Civil War Events and People

Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

Who was the general of the Union that defeated Lee?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

Who was the leader of the Army of Northern Virginia? He opposed secession but did not believe the Union should be held together by force.

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

Who was a skilled Confederate general from Virginia?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Fredrick Douglass

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

Who was a former enslaved African American who promoted African American involvement in the Civil War?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Fredrick Douglass

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

The firing at this place began the war.

• Fort Sumter, South Carolina

• Manassas

• Mississippi

• Gettysburg

What was the first major battle?

• Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas)

• Battle of Vicksburg

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle at Appomattox

What was battle divided the South and gave the North control of the Mississippi River?

• Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas)

• Battle of Vicksburg

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle at Appomattox