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Civil War Leaders, Generals and Events
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#Review quiz on essential leaders, events and generals of the American Civil War.
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1
This general led a destructive march from Atlanta to the sea:
John B. Hood
Jubal Early
Braxton Bragg
William T. Sherman
2
Why did President Lincoln present the Emancipation Proclamation after the Battle of Antietam?
He was too busy after other battles
It was his birthday
He needed to issue it after a Union victory
He thought this would make Union soldiers happy
3
Who assassinated President Lincoln
Joseph Hooker
Henry W. Longfellow
John W. Booth
Benjamin Butler
4
This winning Confederate general lost his left arm then died a few days later from pneumonia.
J.E.B Stuart
Robert E. Lee
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
P.G.T Beauregard
5
Which battle is considered the turning point of the war?
Gettysburg
Sharpsburg
Cold Harbor
Antietam
6
What was the name of the plan to destroy the Confederacy?
Anaconda
Iron Thunder
Market Garden
Gathering Storm
7
Which of these happened first?
Fugitive Slave Act passed,
Lincoln elected president
Confederate forces bombard Fort Sumter
South Carolina secedes from Union
8
More soldiers died from this than anything else:
starvation
disease
minie ball
amputation
9
For what occasion did Lincoln give the Gettysburg Address?
The end of the Battle of Gettysburg
The end of the Civil War
The dedication of a national cemetery
. The end of slavery
10
Southern states threatened this if Lincoln was elected
compromise
secession
fillibustering
division
11
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
Judah P. Benjamin
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas J. Jackson
12
Battles most often occurred at locations with…
Trenches which have already been dug
A big field of grass with plenty of room
Many trees to hide behind
A rail center or a river located nearby
13
Lincoln fired this general for his hesitation to fight and pursue the Confederate forces
Nathan B. Forrest
William T. Sherman
George B. McClellan
Winfield Scott
14
By the end of the war, he was in charge of the Confederate troops:
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
John S. Mosby
Joseph Johnston
15
Which was the first state to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
Virginia
Florida
North Carolina
16
Which of the following was NOT considered a border state?
Kentucky
Missouri
Maryland
Pennsylvania
