- 1. When did the American Civil War officially end?
A) 1870
B) 1861
C) 1863
D) 1865
- 2. Who was the President of the United States during the end of the Civil War?
A) Ulysses S. Grant
B) Andrew Johnson
C) Jefferson Davis
D) Abraham Lincoln
- 3. Which battle is considered the last major battle of the Civil War?
A) Battle of Shiloh
B) Battle of Gettysburg
C) Battle of Palmito Ranch
D) Battle of Antietam
- 4. Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant?
A) Gettysburg
B) Richmond
C) Appomattox Court House
D) Washington D.C.
- 5. Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution officially abolished slavery?
A) 13th Amendment
B) 14th Amendment
C) 12th Amendment
D) 15th Amendment
- 6. Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?
A) Lee Harvey Oswald
B) Charles J. Guiteau
C) John Hinckley Jr.
D) John Wilkes Booth
- 7. Which side won the American Civil War?
A) France
B) Confederacy
C) Union
D) British Empire
- 8. What was the name of the infamous prison camp in Georgia where Union soldiers suffered greatly?
A) Andersonville
B) Alcatraz
C) Sing Sing
D) Guantanamo Bay
- 9. What was the primary reason for the secession of Southern states from the Union?
A) States' Rights
B) Slavery
C) Economic Differences
D) Taxation
- 10. Which famous Confederate general surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House?
A) Braxton Bragg
B) Jeb Stuart
C) Stonewall Jackson
D) Robert E. Lee
- 11. Which Union general famously led a successful campaign in Georgia that contributed to the end of the war?
A) Philip Sheridan
B) George McClellan
C) William Tecumseh Sherman
D) George Meade
- 12. What was the name of the battle in Pennsylvania that is often considered the turning point of the Civil War?
A) Siege of Vicksburg
B) Battle of Bull Run
C) Battle of Antietam
D) Battle of Gettysburg
- 13. What was the term for a person living in the North who sympathized with the Confederacy?
A) Tory
B) Loyalist
C) Copperhead
D) Redcoat
- 14. Which Admiral of the U.S. Navy played a crucial role in the Union victory by implementing a naval blockade of the Confederacy?
A) Andrew Foote
B) David Farragut
C) William T. Sampson
D) George Dewey
- 15. During the Civil War, what was the name of the government established by Southern states that seceded from the Union?
A) Rebel Republic
B) United Southern States
C) Confederate States of America
D) Southern Confederation
- 16. Which influential African American abolitionist recruited Black soldiers for the Union Army during the Civil War?
A) Harriet Tubman
B) Frederick Douglass
C) Sojourner Truth
D) Booker T. Washington
- 17. What was the mantra of General Ulysses S. Grant during his relentless pursuit of the Confederate Army?
A) Unconditional Surrender
B) Never Give Up
C) Total Victory
D) No Retreat
- 18. What was the name of the peace conference held in February 1865 in an attempt to end the Civil War?
A) Hampton Roads Conference
B) Richmond Reconciliation
C) Gettysburg Address Summit
D) Antietam Negotiations
- 19. Which Northern general was known for his successful military strategy of taking control of the Mississippi River during the Civil War?
A) George McClellan
B) Ulysses S. Grant
C) Ambrose Burnside
D) George Meade
- 20. What was the date of the surrender of General Lee that effectively ended the Civil War?
A) February 12, 1864
B) November 11, 1863
C) April 9, 1865
D) June 12, 1862
- 21. What was the name of the military strategy implemented by General William Tecumseh Sherman to wage war on the civilian population and resources, particularly in Georgia?
A) Total War
B) Guerrilla Warfare
C) Attrition
D) Scorched Earth
- 22. Which southern city, known as the 'Heart of the Confederacy', fell to Union forces in April 1865?
A) Atlanta
B) Charleston
C) Richmond
D) Nashville
- 23. Which battle resulted in the bloodiest single day in American history during the Civil War?
A) Battle of Chickamauga
B) Battle of Antietam
C) Battle of Gettysburg
D) Battle of Shiloh
- 24. Where was President Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
A) Library of Congress
B) Washington Monument
C) White House
D) Ford's Theatre
- 25. Who became President after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?
A) Andrew Johnson
B) John Wilkes Booth
C) Ulysses S. Grant
D) Jefferson Davis
- 26. Which decisive Union victory opened up the Mississippi River and cut the Confederacy in two?
A) Vicksburg
B) Antietam
C) Gettysburg
D) Chickamauga
- 27. Which Confederate general led the ill-fated charge at Gettysburg known as Pickett's Charge?
A) A.P. Hill
B) Jubal Early
C) James Longstreet
D) George Pickett
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