Civil War Unit Test

Who was the commanding general of the Confederate States of America, Confederacy?

During this speech, from what document did President Abraham Lincoln borrow the phrase "all men are created equal"?

At which location did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?

Which of the following was NOT a major reason for the Civil War to begin?

In this battle in the state of Virginia, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was shot by friendly fire and later died.

What was the capital of the Confederate States of America?

Uncle Tom's Cabin described the great life of a slave.

Which river did the Union take control of to divide the Confederacy in to two parts?

Who won the Civil War?

Which one of these states was cut off from the Confederacy after the Battle of Vicksburg?

This battle took place took place in Maryland on Sept. 17, 1862 and is known as the single bloodiest day in U.S history

Who was the president of the United States when the Civil War began?

What happened during Sherman's March to the Sea?

A victory for the Union that took place in Tennessee on April 6-8, 1862, In it Grant dominated Confederate troops.

In the Emancipation Proclamation, what did President Abraham Lincoln proclaim?

This battle took place from July 1-3, 1863, in Pennsylvania. Considered to be the turning point of the Civil War.

Taking place in Virginia on July 21, 1861, this was the first major land battle of the Civil War between the two armies.

What day did the Civil War end?

Why did the North want high tariffs?

In what speech did President Abraham Lincoln dedicate a battle field in honor of the troops who lost their lives?

Union soldiers bent railroad rail lines by heating them and making them unusable. What were they called?

After an one and half month long siege. The Union army converged on a city on the Mississippi River.

This battle took place in Virginia on Dec, 13, 1862. The Confederates fought from a hilltop position and beat the Union.

In which year did the Civil War begin?