Civil War Leaders

What central issue caused the Civil War?

• States' rights
• Slavery
• Economic differences
• Foreign intervention

Who was the President of the United States (Union) during the Civil War?

• John F. Kennedy
• Thomas Jefferson
• Abraham Lincoln
• George Washington

Who was the president of the Confederacy?

• Abraham Lincoln
• George Washington
• Alexander Hamilton
• Jefferson Davis

Who was the top Union General?

• Robert E. Lee
• Stonewall Jackson
• Ulysses S. Grant
• William T. Sherman

Who was the top Confederate General?

• Robert E. Lee
• Stonewall Jackson
• Ulysses S. Grant
• Jefferson Davis

Who had the least formal education out of the four main Civil War leaders?

• Ulysses S. Grant
• Abraham Lincoln
• Robert E. Lee
• Jefferson Davis

Where did Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Ulysses S. Grant receive their education?

• Harvard University
• Yale University
• Princeton University
• United States Military Academy at West Point

What two key leaders during the Civil War were born in Kentucky?

• Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis
• Andrew Johnson and James Buchanan
• Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee
• John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon