Civil War and Lincoln's Leadership Quiz

What was the primary economic activity of the South during the Civil War era?

• Mining

• Transportation

• Industrial production

• Agriculture

Which region had a larger population to draw soldiers from during the Civil War?

• North

• South

• West

• Border States

What was the main source of wealth for the North during the Civil War?

• Land ownership

• Slave investments

• Industrial production

• Cotton exports

What was the purpose of the Union blockade of the Southern coastline?

• To stop cotton exports

• To protect Union trade routes

• To prevent Confederate military movement

• To secure foreign alliances

What speech did Lincoln deliver at the dedication of a military cemetery in Gettysburg?

• Anaconda Plan Speech

• Gettysburg Address

• Second Inaugural Address

• Emancipation Proclamation

What was Lincoln's primary objective during the Civil War?

• To secure foreign alliances

• To abolish slavery

• To expand industrial production

• To preserve the Union

Which Confederate general was known for his brilliant tactics but died during the war?

• Robert E. Lee

• Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• William T. Sherman

What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• It freed slaves in states engaged in rebellion

• It abolished slavery worldwide

• It ended slavery in Border States

• It freed all slaves in the United States

Which Union general led the March to the Sea through Georgia?

• Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson

• Robert E. Lee

• William T. Sherman

• Ulysses S. Grant

What was the main military objective of the Union's Anaconda Plan?

• To protect Union trade routes

• To capture Confederate cities

• To split the Confederacy

• To secure foreign alliances