American Civil War Quiz

What was the main trigger for the American Civil War?

• Trent affair

• Rise of a new political party

• Question of slavery

• Expansion of territory

Who was the Confederate President during the Civil War?

• Ulysses S Grant

• Robert E Lee

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 to abolish slavery?

• Ulysses S Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E Lee

A combination of which two Union victories marked the turning point of the Civil War?

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Siege of Vicksburg

• First Battle of Bull Run

• Battle of Antietam

Which amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude?

• 18th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 11th Amendment

What famously talented general did the south have to help them strategize?

• Sherman

• McClellan

• Custer

• Robert E. Lee

Which battle was the bloodiest in the war (and US history)?

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Siege of Vicksburg

• Battle of Antietam

• Trent affair

Who delivered the historic Gettysburg Address in 1863?

• Robert E Lee

• Ulysses S Grant

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

Who was the General in Chief of the Union Army in 1864?

• Robert E Lee

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S Grant

• William Sherman