Civil War Quiz

The Confederates fought, EXCEPT at Gettysburg, what type of war?

• Offensive war

• Defensive war

The Civil War began when the Confederate forces an attack at which location?

• Fort Sumter

• Fort Western

• Fort Williams

• Fort Apache

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

• To abolish slavery

• To make a profit selling war supplies

• To end British control of the Western territories

• To preserve the Union

The majority of battles were fought where?

• Maryland

• Pennsylvania

• Virginia

• Texas

What document, issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863, freed all slaves within rebellious states?

• Gettysburg Address

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

First major battle of the American Civil War?

• Battle of Shiloh

• Battle of Bull Run

• Battle of Gettysburg

Where was the northernmost battle fought during the American Civil War?

• Battle of Bull Run

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Antietam

Which side won all the early battles of the American Civil War?

• Union

• Confederacy

What was the major goal of the Confederacy at the onset of the Civil War?

• To overthrow the government and set up a monarchy

• To eliminate slavery in the border

• To become independent

The name given to the North was what?

• Confederacy

• Rebels

• Union

• Revolutionaries