1861Civil War

What year did the Civil War begin?

• 1861

• 1862

• 1859

• 1860

What was the first major land battle of the Civil War?

• Battle of Shiloh

• Battle of Antietam

• First Battle of Bull Run

• Battle of Gettysburg

Who developed the Anaconda Plan?

• General Winfield Scott

• General Ulysses S. Grant

• General Robert E. Lee

• Abraham Lincoln

What was the main goal of the Anaconda Plan?

• To squeeze the Confederacy into submission

• To eliminate slavery

• To capture Richmond, Virginia

• To blockade southern ports

Which state had the third most battles during the Civil War?

• Georgia

• Pennsylvania

• Kentucky

• Missouri

Who was the first general to be killed in battle during the Civil War?

• General Thomas Jackson

• General Nathaniel Lyon

• General George B. McClellan

• General Stonewall Jackson

What was Ulysses S. Grant's position at the start of the Civil War?

• A teacher

• A shopkeeper

• Working in his father-in-law's leather shop

• A lawyer

Who replaced Winfield Scott as General-in-Chief of the Union Army by November of 1861?

• General George B. McClellan

• General Robert E. Lee

• General Ulysses S. Grant

• General Thomas Jackson

What was the Confederacy's basic plan during the Civil War?

• To eliminate slavery

• To blockade northern ports

• To capture Washington D.C.

• To fight a defensive war

Where did the first major battle west of the Mississippi River take place?

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Wilson's Creek

• Battle of Shiloh

• Battle of Antietam