Civil War Quiz

What were the main reasons for the Civil War?

• Cultural, economic, and constitutional differences

• Disagreements over taxes

• Disputes over land ownership

• Conflicts over trade routes

What abolitionist led a raid on the United States Armory at Harpers Ferry?

• Harriet Tubman

• Nat Turner

• John Brown

• Robert E. Lee

What was the Underground Railroad?

• A secret route for escaping enslaved African Americans

• A railway system for transporting goods

• A military strategy during the Civil War

• A network of trade routes

Which abolitionist assisted slaves on the underground railroad?

• Nat Turner

• John Brown

• Abraham Lincoln

• Harriet Tubman

What happened after Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860?

• The North seceded from the Union

• The South seceded and formed the Confederate States of America

• The Civil War ended

• Virginia became a separate country

What led to the creation of West Virginia?

• Disagreements over slavery between eastern and western counties

• A natural disaster

• Economic prosperity

• A peace treaty

What was the first major clash of the Civil War?

• The Battle of Gettysburg

• The First Battle of Bull Run

• The Battle of Antietam

• The Battle of Shiloh

Who was the Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

• Abraham Lincoln

What was Richmond's role during the Civil War?

• A major Union base

• The capital of the Confederacy

• A neutral territory

• A trade center

Where did the Civil War end?

• Gettysburg

• Appomattox Court House

• Richmond

• Harpers Ferry