Civil War Quiz

Which battle was a turning point in the Civil War?

• March to the Sea

• The Battle of Gettysburg

What was the name of the campaign where the Union Army would split into two groups and march to Savannah?

• The Gettysburg Address

• March to the Sea

What speech did the president give in November of 1863?

• The Gettysburg Address

• The Inauguration Speech

What did Sherman present to Lincoln as a gift?

• A telegram message.

• The spirit of the south.

• The city of Savannah to President Lincoln.

What does secede mean?

What does secede mean?

• to be successful and do well

• to break away from something

• to loose

• to start a war and fight

Where were the first shots fired in the Civil War?

• Appomattox Court House

• Fort Sumter

• Gettysburg

• Atlanta

Who led the campaign into Atlanta?

• President Lincoln

• William Tecumseh Sherman

• General Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

What was not destroyed in Sherman’s “March to the Sea?

• Union homes

• Confederate homes

• Confederate crops

• Confederate bridges

Where would the Confederacy surrender on April 9th, 1865?

• Appomattox Court House

• Fort Sumter

• Gettysburg

• Atlanta