Civil War & Reconstruction test

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 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

True or false: The Emancipation Proclamation freed all enslaved people?

• True: All enslaved people were freed

• False: Only enslaved people behind confederate lines were freed

Which Union General led a destructive march through Georgia toward the end the war, destroying civilian property, and taking anything of military value?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

• William Tecumseh Sherman

• Jefferson Davis

What were the forces in the South called?

• the Confederacy

• the Union

• the English

• Abraham Lincoln

Which is the best description of Reconstruction?

• rebuilding the US after a big earthquake
• a period of rebuilding in the US after the Revolutionary War
• a period of rebuilding in the US after the Civil War
• unfair treatment of African Americans after the Civil War

The 14th Amendment granted...

• freedom of speech
• citizenship and equal protection
• the right to vote
• the right to a speedy and fair trial

Which of these amendments gives citizens the right to vote regardless of race, color or previous condition of servitude?

• 13th Amendment
• 14th Amendment
• 15th Amendment
• 18th Amendment