Civil War Timeline Quiz

Who was elected as the sixteenth president of the United States on November 6, 1860?

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

Which state was the first to secede from the United States?

• South Carolina

• Virginia

• Georgia

• Texas

What event marked the formal beginning of the American Civil War?

• Confederate forces firing upon Fort Sumter

• The election of Abraham Lincoln

• The Battle of Bull Run

• The signing of the Confederate Constitution

Who was appointed as the provisional President of the Confederate States of America?

• Nathaniel Lyon

• Stonewall Jackson

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

Which battle was the first major battle in Tennessee during the Civil War?

• The Battle of Gettysburg

• The Battle of Shiloh

• The Battle of Antietam

• The Battle of Bull Run

What was the significance of the Battle of Hampton Roads?

• It was the first battle fought in Tennessee.

• It marked the end of the Civil War.

• It was the first battle of the Civil War.

• It was the first battle between ironclad ships.

Which act allowed for the confiscation of property used to support the Confederacy?

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• The Confiscation Act of 1861

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Homestead Act

Which city became the capital of the Confederacy in late May 1861?

• Charleston

• Atlanta

• Montgomery

• Richmond