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Test your knowledge of the Civil War with 10 challenging questions. Learn about key battles, events, and figures. Have fun and see how well you do!
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Civil War Quiz By Bryan Garber
Instructions Read each question carefully and click the correct answer to continue. Have Fun and Good Luck!
Question 1 How many states eventually ended up seceding from the Union? • Seven • Nine • Eleven
Question 2 Where were the first shots of the war fired? • Fort Scott • Fort Harrison • Fort Sumter
Question 3 In what year was the Battle of Antietam fought? • 1861 • 1862 • 1863
Question 4 What other battle was going on while the Battle of Gettysburg was being fought in Pennsylvania? • Cedar Creek • Shiloh • Vicksburg
Question 5 What did Lincoln call his "greatest and most enduring contribution to the history of the war"? • The Emancipation Proclamation • The Gettysburg Address • Appointing Ulysses S. Grant to commander of Union Forces
Question 6 Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Civil War? • Disagreement over slavery • Disagreement over states rights • Disagreement over the electoral college process
Question 7 What brought the Confederate Army troops to in Gettysburg, Penn., for the decisive battle? • They heard that Union troops were stationed there. • They felt the terrain would offer them an advantage in battle. • They needed shoes.
Question 8 What were the names of the two ironclad ships that battled it out during the Civil War at the Battle of Hampton Roads? • Merrimack and Minotaur • Minotaur and Maverick • Merrimack and Monitor
Question 9 How many days after Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox was Abraham Lincoln was shot and killed? • 5 • 15 • 25
Question 10 About how many American soldiers lost their lives in the Civil War? • 160,000 • 320,000 • 650,000
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