American Civil War Quiz

What was the central event in America's historical consciousness according to the text?

• The American Revolution

• The War of 1812

• The American Civil War

• World War I

What did the Civil War resolve regarding the United States?

• Whether the US would adopt a parliamentary system

• Whether the US would expand to the Pacific

• Whether the US would be a dissolvable confederation or an indivisible nation

• Whether the US would remain a monarchy

What was the main cause of the Civil War as mentioned in the text?

• Economic differences between the North and South

• Conflicts over foreign policy

• Uncompromising differences over the power to prohibit slavery in territories

• Disputes over taxation

Which event triggered the start of the Civil War?

• The attack on Fort Sumter

• The election of Abraham Lincoln

• The Battle of Gettysburg

• The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

What was the outcome of the Civil War?

• The United States was divided into two countries

• The institution of slavery was ended

• The Confederacy won independence

• The US adopted a new constitution

Who was the President of the Confederate States during the Civil War?

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

Which battle is mentioned as a significant Union victory in the text?

• The Battle of Chancellorsville

• The Battle of Shiloh

• The Battle of Bull Run

• The Battle of Fort Sumter

What strategy did the North adopt by 1864?

• Total war to destroy the Old South and slavery

• Diplomatic negotiations with the Confederacy

• A defensive strategy to protect Northern states

• Limited war to restore the Union

Who was the Union general that led the final campaigns against the Confederacy?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Stonewall Jackson

• William Tecumseh Sherman

• George McClellan

What was the significance of the Gettysburg Address?

• It was a peace treaty with the Confederacy

• It dedicated a cemetery for Union soldiers and redefined the purpose of the war

• It announced the emancipation of all slaves

• It declared the end of the Civil War