The American Civil War Trivia Questions

Sample The American Civil War Questions

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1. 1.This president led the Union during the Civil War and delivered the Gettysburg Address.

   • James Buchanan
   • Ulysses S. Grant
   • Andrew Johnson
   • Abraham Lincoln

2. 2.The Civil War was primarily fought between the Union (the North) and this opposing side.

   • The Confederacy
   • The British Empire
   • Mexico
   • France

3. 3.This document, issued by Lincoln in 1863, declared slaves in Confederate states to be free.

   • The Declaration of Independence
   • The Constitution
   • The Bill of Rights
   • The Emancipation Proclamation

4. 4.The Civil War began in 1861 when Confederate forces attacked this federal fort in South Carolina.

   • Fort Sumter
   • Fort Knox
   • Fort Ticonderoga
   • Fort McHenry

5. 5.This general served as the commanding general of the Confederate Army and is considered one of America's greatest military tacticians.

   • George McClellan
   • Ambrose Burnside
   • Robert E. Lee
   • William Sherman

6. 6.This issue, central to the conflict between North and South, was abolished by the 13th Amendment.

   • Slavery
   • Taxation
   • Tariffs
   • Immigration

7. 7.The Civil War ended in 1865 when Lee surrendered to Grant at this Virginia courthouse.

   • Appomattox Court House
   • Richmond Courthouse
   • Fredericksburg Courthouse
   • Manassas Courthouse

8. 8.This Union general later became the 18th President of the United States.

   • Ulysses S. Grant
   • William Sherman
   • Philip Sheridan
   • George Meade

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