Chapter 17 Test

Where were the first shots fired in the Civil War?

• Atlanta, Georgia
• Richmond, Virginia
• Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
• Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina

Who was Jefferson Davis?

• Inventor of the lightbulb
• President of the Confederate States of America

• Author of the Declaration of Independence
• Explorer who found America

What did Jefferson Davis want to preserve?

• Slavery and the Confederate States of America
• Abolition of slavery
• Freedom and equality
• Expansion of the Union

Who was Abraham Lincoln?

• Abraham Lincoln was an actor.

• Abraham Lincoln was a professional athlete.
• Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States.

• Abraham Lincoln was a renowned scientist.

What did Abraham Lincoln want to preserve?

• Freedom

• Union

• Justice
• Equality

Who was a Confederate general that earned the nickname "Stonewall" during the Battle of Manassas?

• William T. Sherman
• Robert E. Lee

• Thomas J. Jackson

• Ulysses S. Grant

Who was Ulysses S. Grant?

• Ulysses S. Grant was a renowned artist who painted the Mona Lisa.

• Ulysses S. Grant was a professional athlete who won multiple Olympic gold medals.
• Ulysses S. Grant was a a prominent Union general during the American Civil War.

• Ulysses S. Grant was a famous inventor known for creating the light bulb.

Who was the Confederate general who led the army of Northern Virginia to become one of the most successful Confederate armies of the Civil War?

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

Union general who believed in total war?

• Ulysses S. Grant
• Robert E. Lee
• George B. McClellan
• William T. Sherman

What was the first major battle of the Civil War?

• First Battle of Bull Run (First Battle of Manassas)
• Battle of Gettysburg
• Battle of Antietam
• Battle of Vicksburg