Civil War and Black Americans History Quiz

What was the bloodiest war in American history?

• Korean War

• War of 1812

• Revolutionary War

• Civil War

How many people did the Civil War claim the lives of, according to many historians?

• Over 750,000

• Over 500,000

• Over 1,000,000

• Over 2,000,000

What was the main reason for the southern states seceding and the Civil War being fought?

• Territorial expansion

• Economics

• States rights

• Slavery

Who stated that slavery was 'the immediate cause of the late rupture and present revolution'?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Alexander Stephens

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant

When did the Union Army recruit Black soldiers after the war first erupted?

• After 6 months

• They were never recruited

• Immediately

• After 1 year

What did the Emancipation Proclamation allow the Union Army to do?

• Recruit only white soldiers

• Recruit Black soldiers

• Recruit foreign soldiers

• Enslave Confederate soldiers

Who was the first Black American to teach formerly enslaved people publicly in a school in Georgia?

• Harriet Tubman

• Susie Baker King Taylor

• Robert E. Lee

• Frederick Douglass

What did Harriet Tubman do during the Civil War in addition to leading people to freedom via the Underground Railroad?

• Lead military operations

• Serve as a spy

• Cook for soldiers

• Work as a nurse

What percentage of the Union forces did Black soldiers make up during the Civil War?

• 10%

• 5%

• 15%

• 20%

When did General Gordon Granger let 250,000 enslaved people in Texas know through general Order #3 that they were free?

• September 22, 1865

• July 4, 1865

• June 19, 1865

• April 9, 1865