Civil War

Who was the president of the Confederacy?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

Who was the general that surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in 1865 ending the Civil War?

• Stonewall Jackson

• Robert E. Lee

• Winfield Scott

• Abraham Lincoln

In what year does the Battle of Gettysburg take place?

• 1861

• 1862

• 1863

• 1864

What year did the Civil War end?

• 1863

• 1864

• 1865

• 1866

Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War?

• Washington, D.C.

• Richmond, Virginia

• Appomattox Court House, Virginia

• Atlanta, Georgia

What was the purpose of General William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea"?

• to free all remaining slaves held by Southern plantation owners

• to punish the South for daring to secede from the Union

• to weaken Southern morale and bring an end to the war by using total war

• to allow his hungry and tired troops to acquire necessary supplies

This was the President of the Union.

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

What river was an important resource during the war?

• Missouri

• Mississippi

• Amazon

• Delaware

At the end of which battle did General Grant and his troops secure control of the Mississippi River?

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

• Vicksburg

• Richmond

What was the capital of the Confederacy?

• Washington D.C.

• Atlanta, GA

• Philadelphia, PA

• Richmond, VA