Lesson 22 Vocab Civil War Quiz

What was the Appomattox Court House?

• A court house

• a village in Virginia that was the site of the Confederate surrender to Union forces under the command of General Ulysses S. Grant

• Ulysses S. Grant's home in Massachusetts

• a village where the Union surrendered to the Confederacy led by Robert E. Lee

Confederacy with a capital C refers to

• Confederate Union of America, created by the 11 states that seceded from South America

• Confederate States of Africa, consisting of the 11 states that joined the Union in 1776

• Confederate Kingdom of America, made up of 10 states that joined the Union

• Confederacy

  another name for the Confederate States of America, made up of the 11 states that seceded from the Union

"an order issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declaring people enslaved in the Confederate states to be free" is the description of what order?

• Gettysburg Address
• Declaration of Independence
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Bill of Rights

What was the Gettysburg Address?

• A speech delivered by President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
• A scientific theory on space exploration delivered by Robert E. Lee in November 19, 1862.

• A weather forecast report
• A recipe for a famous dish

"continuing forever" is the definition of what word?

• exhausting

• eternally

• perpetual
• intergalactic

Which sentence below uses perpetual correctly in a sentence?

• He was in a perpetual rush to finish his work
• The seemingly perpetual rain made the roads slippery

• She had a perpetual smile on her face
• She wore a perpetual dress to the party

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Civil War?

• Slavery

• States rights

• Lincoln becoming president

• Conflict with Great Britain

The Civil War is considered the first modern war because the technology that was used. Which of the items below were NOT one of the technological advances used in this war?

• Railroads

• Telegraph

• Rifled muskets/ bayonets

• Ironclad worships

• Radar

Who was president of the Union (the United States) during this time period?

• Abraham Lincoln
• Jefferson Davis

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson

What term means to formally withdraw from something? Like when slave states wanted to leave the United States.

• cede

• secede

• repeal

• annex