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