Civil War Quiz

Which of the following was an event that benefited the North leading up to the Civil War?

• The Dred Scott Decision

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• The Election of Abraham Lincoln

Which of the following was an event that benefited the South leading up to the Civil War?

• The Dred Scott Decision

• The Election of Abraham Lincoln

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Battle of Gettysburg

_____ was the first to secede from the Union.

How many states were involved in the Confederacy?

• 9

• 11

• 13

• 15

When and where did the first battle of the Civil War take place?

• April 12, 1861, Fort Sumter, South Carolina

• July 21, 1861, Bull Run, Virginia

• September 17, 1862, Antietam, Maryland

• April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tennessee

Which side won the first battle of the Civil War?

• The Union

• The Confederacy

• Neither, it was a draw

• The battle was postponed

The Battle of Shiloh took place in _____.

When did the Battle of Antietam take place?

• September 17, 1862

• July 1, 1863

• April 12, 1861

• May 9, 1864

_____ was the President throughout the Civil War.

Which two famous speeches did Abraham Lincoln give during the Civil War?

• Gettysburg Address and Emancipation Proclamation

• I Have a Dream and Inaugural Address

• Four Freedoms and Farewell Address

• Gettysburg Address and Farewell Address