Civil War

Which of the following is a formal withdrawal of states or regions from a nation?

• Civil War

• Secession

• Emancipation

• Sherman's March

Who was the 16th President of the United States, a Republican, served during the Civil War?

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

Who was the only elected president of the Confederate States of America?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

Who was the commander of the Union Army after 1864?

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

Which of the following was issued by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 and declared that all slaves in the confederate states would be free?

• Gettysburg Address

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Army of Northern Virginia

• Appomattox Courthouse

At which fort did the first hostilities of the Civil War take place?

• Fort Wagner

• Fort Sumter

• Fort Hood

• For Warren

Which was the site of the surrender of the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee to Union commander Ulysses S. Grant

• Gettysburg

• Antietam

• Appomattox Courthouse

• Vicksburg

Which of the following was the first all volunteer African American Company from Massachusetts?

• The 54th

• The Sons of Liberty

• The Avengers

• The Army of Northern Virginia

Which Civil War battle did the North succeeded in halting Lee's Confederate forces in Maryland and was considered the bloodiest battle of the war?

• Gettysburg

• Vicksburg

• Antietam

• Appomattox Courthouse

Why was Gettysburg considered a turning point in the Civil War?

• The confederates tried to bring the war north

• The confederates lost almost 1/4 of their army

• The union re-dedicated themselves to the war effort

• All these reasons are correct