Civil War Quiz!

____ resigned from the Union army in 1861 and led the Confederate army throughout the Civil War

__________ surrendered to _______________ in April 1865 to end the Civil War.

The first major battle of the Civil War with bloodshed occurred at ________.

What will newly freed slaves will be allowed to do after the Emancipation Proclamation?

The Key event that led to Lincoln’s reelection in 1864 was:

Which side had a Larger Population as an advantage?

According to the Gettysburg Address what did Lincoln say is the purpose of soldiers' sacrifice?

Lincoln issued the _____ which said that slaves in Confederate territory were free from slavery

He was the most effective Union general, who fought mostly in the western theatre.

As the Civil War began, the North had all of the following advantages EXCEPT:

The Civil War ended at ________ with the South accepting surrender terms from the North.

The Emancipation Proclamation:

_______ was the most decisive battle in the Civil War with the North taking charge in the war.

What was Lincoln's primary objective at the beginning of the Civil War?

The Confederacy's military strategy at the beginning of the war was primarily defensive in nature.

The Union siege and victory at Vicksburg on July 4, 1863 was significant because: (2 are TRUE)

Which of the following was NOT part of the Union strategy known as the Anaconda Plan?

Which of the following is NOT an outcome of the Civil War?

First shots of the war were fired here as the Confederates overtook this Union position.

_____ is the bloodiest single day battle in American history, with 23,000 casualties in one day

Which side had an Extensive Railroad System as an advantage?

Which side had Superior Military Leadership as an advantage?

______ led a “March to the Sea” where he destroyed farmland and burned towns, including Atlanta

The Battle of Gettysburg was significant because it: