Civil War Quiz #1
- 1.Who won the election of 1860?
- A.
Abe Lincoln
- B.
John Breckinridge
- C.
John Bell
- D.
Stephen Douglas
- 2.Which of the following caused the secession of the southern states?
- A.
The Tariff of Abominations
- B.
Election of Abraham Lincoln
- C.
Dred Scott decision
- D.
Kansas/Nebraska Act
- 3.What occurred when the south fired on Fort Sumter?
- A.
Abraham Lincoln was elected
- B.
Robert E. Lee sided with the Union
- C.
The Civil War started
- D.
The Civil War ended
- 4.Which battle was the first major battle of the war?
- A.
Saratoga
- B.
Bull Run
- C.
Gettysburg
- D.
Shiloh
- 5.Which of the following is an example of sectionalism?
- A.
Robert E. Lee joining the Confederacy
- B.
Abraham Lincoln's inauguration
- C.
The Union Battle Plan
- D.
The south winning the Battle of Bull Run
- 6.What name did the southern states give themselves?
- A.
United States of the South
- B.
Confederate States of America
- C.
The Confederation Congress
- D.
United Southern States
- 7.What was the nickname given to Thomas Jackson after Bull Run?
- A.
The Wall
- B.
The Stone Cutter
- C.
Stonewall
- D.
The Terminator
- 8.Which of the following describe the Union?
- A.
More people and factories
- B.
Plan called the Anaconda Plan
- C.
The Navy and more railroads
- D.
All of the above
- 9.I was placed at the head of the Union army following the Battle of Bull Run. Who am I?
- A.
U.S. Grant
- B.
George McClellan
- C.
Robert E. Lee
- D.
Stonewall Jackson
- 10.Which battle led to the results listed below?
- Was a Union Victory
- George McClellan was fired.
- Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation
- A.
Shiloh
- B.
Bull Run
- C.
Gettysburg
- D.
Antietam
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