Civil War Quiz

What battle gave Lincoln the confidence that the North would be in a position of strength to sign the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Vicksburg

• Battle of Bull Run

What was Lincoln's initial goal for the nation at the beginning of the war?

• To preserve the Union

• To abolish slavery

• To expand the territory

• To reduce taxes

What did Lincoln issue to remind Americans of the reasons that the Civil War was being fought? What did this document do?

By 1865, parts of the South lay in ruins because of the North's strategy of what type of absolute destruction?

• Total war

• Guerrilla warfare

• Naval blockade

• Tactical retreats

In what speech did Lincoln specify that he will unify the country by "treating all citizens without vengeance"?

• Gettysburg Address

• Second Inaugural Address

• Emancipation Proclamation Speech

• House Divided Speech

What Union general succeeded in destroying railroads and industries by capturing Atlanta?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

• William Tecumseh Sherman

• George B. McClellan

What law provided ALL African Americans with a future free from slavery?

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Civil Rights Act

• The 13th Amendment

• The Voting Rights Act

Wanting to hurt the South’s war effort in those areas not under Union control, what did Lincoln issue?

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Homestead Act

• Morrill Act

• National Banking Act

What were the advantages of the South during the war?

• Better industrial advantage

• Better trained officers

• More naval vessels

• Access to the Mississippi River

Which nation stopped supporting the South during the war?

• France

• Russia

• England

• Poland