American Civil War Quiz

Who represented the new Republican Party in the Election of 1860?

• Jefferson Davis

• The Democratic Party

• South Carolina

• Abraham Lincoln

What did the southern states threaten to do if Abraham Lincoln was elected?

• Form the Confederate States of America

• Secede from the United States

• Change slavery laws

• Attack Fort Sumter

Which state was the first to secede from the Union after the election of Abraham Lincoln?

• Texas

• Louisiana

• South Carolina

• Mississippi

What did the Confederate States of America believe they were protecting by seceding?

• The Union

• Federal government

• Freedom

• The Republican Party

What was the very first battle in the American Civil War?

• Battle of Bull Run

• Firing on Fort Sumter

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Siege of Vicksburg

What did Abraham Lincoln promise in his inaugural address?

• To change slavery laws in the South

• To secede from the Union

• To preserve the Union

• To form the Confederate States of America

Who was the president of the Union during the war?

• Jefferson Davis

• General Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

What was one major advantage the Union had in the war?

• Military leadership of Robert E. Lee

• Home-field advantage

• Established government

• Lack of resources

What was the main goal of the Union's Anaconda Plan?

• To gain control of the Mississippi River

• To capture the Confederate capital city of Richmond, Virginia

• To block all southern port cities

• To force the Confederacy into a surrender

Who led the Confederate Army throughout the war?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• General Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis