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Siege of Vicksburg
Contributed by: Chadwick
  • 1. When did the Siege of Vicksburg take place?
A) 1871
B) 1859
C) 1847
D) 1863
  • 2. Which Civil War general led the Union forces during the Siege of Vicksburg?
A) Robert E. Lee
B) Ulysses S. Grant
C) George B. McClellan
D) William Tecumseh Sherman
  • 3. On which river is Vicksburg located?
A) Hudson River
B) Mississippi River
C) Ohio River
D) Colorado River
  • 4. Which Confederate general defended Vicksburg during the siege?
A) Stonewall Jackson
B) John C. Pemberton
C) Braxton Bragg
D) Jubal Early
  • 5. How long did the Siege of Vicksburg last?
A) 35 days
B) 21 days
C) 47 days
D) 60 days
  • 6. What was the strategic significance of Vicksburg during the Civil War?
A) Access to Gulf of Mexico
B) Link between North and South
C) Control of the Mississippi River
D) Defend Richmond, Virginia
  • 7. Which Union admiral contributed to the Siege of Vicksburg by bombarding the city from the river?
A) James Lawrence
B) David Farragut
C) John Paul Jones
D) Oliver Hazard Perry
  • 8. Why was Vicksburg known as the 'Gibraltar of the Confederacy'?
A) It was a heavily fortified city
B) It was the capital of the Confederacy
C) It controlled key trade routes
D) It housed the Confederate treasury
  • 9. Which important military campaign directly preceded the Siege of Vicksburg?
A) Battle of Shiloh
B) Battle of Antietam
C) Battle of Gettysburg
D) Battle of Port Gibson
  • 10. In what modern-day state is Vicksburg located?
A) Tennessee
B) Mississippi
C) Alabama
D) Louisiana
  • 11. Which Confederate city was the last major stronghold of the Mississippi River before Vicksburg fell?
A) Port Hudson
B) New Orleans
C) Memphis
D) Mobile
  • 12. Which president praised the Union victory at Vicksburg as the most important of the war?
A) Jefferson Davis
B) Andrew Johnson
C) Abraham Lincoln
D) James Buchanan
  • 13. Which was the military campaign that led to the Siege of Vicksburg?
A) Vicksburg Campaign
B) Gettysburg Campaign
C) Antietam Campaign
D) Atlanta Campaign
  • 14. Which of the following battles was fought after the Siege of Vicksburg?
A) Shiloh
B) Bull Run
C) Gettysburg
D) Antietam
  • 15. What day did the Siege of Vicksburg end?
A) August 13
B) July 4
C) September 2
D) June 19
  • 16. Who won the Battle of Champion Hill, which was a prelude to the Siege of Vicksburg?
A) Both sides claimed victory
B) Confederate Army
C) Union Army
D) Battle ended in a draw
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