#1
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
#2
What was the main reason for the Southern states' secession from the Union leading to the Civil War?
Dispute over taxes
Desire for territorial expansion
Economic differences
Conflict over states' rights and slavery
#3
What was the main reason for the establishment of the Freedmen's Bureau during the Reconstruction era?
To provide education and assistance to newly freed slaves
To promote industrialization in the South
To enforce strict laws against former Confederate leaders
To expand westward into new territories
#4
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1865, abolished slavery in the United States?
Thirteenth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment
Twelfth Amendment
#5
What was the significance of the Battle of Vicksburg in 1863?
It was a Confederate victory
It was a Union victory securing control of the Mississippi River
It marked the end of the Civil War
It was the final battle of the war
#6
Which event is considered the immediate cause of the American Civil War?
Emancipation Proclamation
Battle of Gettysburg
Firing on Fort Sumter
Kansas-Nebraska Act
#7
What was the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War?
It marked the beginning of the war
It was the final battle of the war
It was a turning point in favor of the Union
It led to the formation of the Confederacy
#8
Which battle is often considered the bloodiest single-day battle in American history during the Civil War?
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Fredericksburg
#9
What was the significance of the Appomattox Court House in 1865?
It was the site of the first major battle
It was where the Confederate surrender took place
It was the capital of the Confederacy
It was a key Union military headquarters
#10
Who was the commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia throughout most of the Civil War?
Stonewall Jackson
Albert Sidney Johnston
P.G.T. Beauregard
Robert E. Lee
#11
Which side had the advantage of industrialization and a stronger economy during the American Civil War?
Union (North)
Confederacy (South)
Both sides were equal
Neither side had an advantage
#12
What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln?
To declare war on the Confederacy
To free all slaves in the Confederate states
To promote states' rights
To establish a truce between the North and South
#13
Who was the Union general known for his 'March to the Sea' campaign, aimed at destroying the Confederacy's infrastructure and morale?
George McClellan
Ulysses S. Grant
William Tecumseh Sherman
George Meade
#14
Which legislation, passed by the U.S. Congress in 1854, intensified the tensions over the issue of slavery and contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War?
Homestead Act
Fugitive Slave Act
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Compromise of 1850
#15
What was the primary focus of the Union's Anaconda Plan during the Civil War?
A strategy for winning battles quickly
A naval blockade of Confederate ports
A diplomatic initiative to end the war
A plan for capturing the Confederate capital