Important People in the Civil War

Which of the following individuals surrendered to end the Civil War?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

Answer explanation

Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865, effectively ending the Civil War. The other individuals listed did not surrender to conclude the conflict.

Who was president during the U.S. Civil War?

• T. Roosevelt

• Washington

• Polk

• Lincoln

Why were the Southerners afraid of Abraham Lincoln becoming president?

• The Southerners believed that Lincoln would give the states more rights 

• The Southerners believed that Lincoln would make the North Secede from the South 

• The Southerners believed that Lincoln would want to keep slavery in the US

• The Southerners believed that the US government would abolish slavery 

The President during the Civil War was ______________________.

• Thomas Jefferson 

• Abraham Lincoln

• Henry Clay 

• Robert E. Lee

Who was the the President of the Confederacy?

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

Who was Harriet Tubman?

• She led more than 300 slaves through the Underground Railroad.

• She started the Underground Railroad.

• She died being a slave in 1913.

• A woman born in Africa.

What important document written by President Lincoln freed the slaves from the Confederate States?

• Gettysburg Address

• Bill of Rights

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Declaration of Independence

Who was the Union general known for his 'March to the Sea' during the Civil War?

• A) Robert E. Lee

• B) William Tecumseh Sherman

• C) Stonewall Jackson

• D) George McClellan

Which famous nurse founded the American Red Cross after her work in the Civil War?

• A) Florence Nightingale

• B) Dorothea Dix

• C) Clara Barton

• D) Louisa May Alcott

Who was the Confederate general who earned the nickname 'Stonewall' at the First Battle of Bull Run?

• A) J.E.B. Stuart

• B) James Longstreet

• C) Stonewall Jackson

• D) Braxton Bragg