Civil War Quiz

When was the Emancipation Proclamation formally announced?

• 1/1/1863

• 9/22/1862

• 7/4/1863

• 12/31/1862

Who issued the military order for the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

What did the Emancipation Proclamation declare about enslaved people in the Confederate states?

• They would be relocated

• They would be considered free

• They would be given voting rights

• They would be compensated

What is significant about the 54th Massachusetts Regiment?

• It was the last African American unit in the Civil War

• It was the first all African American unit in United States military history

• It was the only African American unit in the Civil War

• It was the largest African American unit in the Civil War

Approximately how many African American volunteers had served in the Union military by the end of the Civil War?

• 100,000

• 150,000

• 180,000

• 200,000

What immediate effect did the Emancipation Proclamation have on slavery?

• It ended slavery completely

• It had a significant impact on slavery

• It had little immediate effect on slavery

• It increased the number of slaves

What moral purpose did the Emancipation Proclamation give to the Union?

• To promote racial equality

• To give the Union a moral purpose for victory

• To encourage other countries to join the war

• To demonstrate the power of the president

How did the Emancipation Proclamation affect foreign relations?

• It made foreign nations immediately ally with the Union

• It had no effect on foreign relations

• It made foreign resolution of the conflict less likely

• It made foreign intervention on behalf of the Confederacy less likely

What was the purpose of the first Income Tax introduced in the United States?

• To fund education programs

• To pay for military expenses during the Civil War

• To support the construction of the transcontinental railroad

• To reduce the national debt

Who introduced the first Income Tax in the United States?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Franklin D. Roosevelt