Home Quiz The American Civil War!
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1 Question
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The bloodiest battle of the Civil War was the __________ in Pennsylvania.

Battle of Shiloh 

Battle of Gettysburg

Battle of Fort Summer
2 Question
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Q.

The American Civil War was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America.

True

False
3 Question
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Q.

Who led a raid to free slaves during the Civil War?

Harriet Tubman

Robert Lee
4 Question
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Q.

How many years does the American Civil War happened?

Three 

Four

Five
5 Question
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Q.

Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed the slaves in the areas of the United States?

Robert Lee

Ulysses S. Grant

Lincoln
6 Question
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Q.

John and George Crittenden were cousins who were both generals during the war.

True 

False
7 Question
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Q.

The Civil War began when the South Carolinians bombarded __________ in the center of Charleston harbor.

Shiloh 

Fort Sumter

Mississippi
8 Question
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Q.

Lincoln's famous Gettysburg address was only _______ words long.

289 

279 

269
9 Question
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Q.

President Lincoln asked ___________ to command the Union forces, but he was loyal to Virginia and fought for the South.

James Longstreet 

Robert E. Lee

Brown Pryor
10 Question
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Q.

When Lincoln was elected, eleven states leave the United States and form a new country called ____________.

The Confederate States of America

North America 

South America
11 Question
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Q.

Ulysses S. Grant claimed early victories at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson earning the nickname "Unconditional Surrender."

True

False
12 Question
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Q.

Who led the Confederates to their first major victory in the Civil War at the First Battle of Bull Run?

General Jackson

General Johnston

General Stuart
13 Question
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Q.

Approximately how many men lost their lives in the American Civil War?

620,000

60,000  

60,200
14 Question
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Q.

Which Skirmish started the American Civil War in 1863?

Skirmish of Fort Summer 

Skirmish of Sporting Hill

Skirmish of Federal
15 Question
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Q.

The Confederate soldiers were fighting in the Civil War to achieve a separate and independent country based on what they called “Northern institutions." 

True

False