Civil War and Reconstruction
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- Q1Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?George WashingtonAbraham LincolnAndrew JacksonThomas Jefferson30s
- Q2What was the period of rebuilding and reconciliation after the Civil War called?ColonizationIndustrializationReconstructionRevolution30s
- Q3Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery?13th Amendment1st Amendment5th Amendment10th Amendment30s
- Q4Who was the leader of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War?Jefferson DavisRobert E. LeeUlysses S. GrantAndrew Johnson30s
- Q5Which event started the Civil War in the United States?Boston Tea PartyAttack on Fort SumterDeclaration of IndependenceEmancipation Proclamation30s
- Q6Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in 1865?Charles J. GuiteauLee Harvey OswaldJohn Wilkes BoothJohn Hinckley Jr.30s
- Q7What was the main issue that led to the Civil War in the United States?States' rightsTaxation without representationForeign policySlavery30s
- Q8Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the Civil War?VicksburgAntietamAppomattox Court HouseGettysburg30s
- Q9Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves?15th Amendment12th Amendment18th Amendment14th Amendment30s
- Q10Which side won the American Civil War?FranceThe Union (North)The British EmpireThe Confederacy (South)30s
- Q11The Civil War in the United States took place during which years?1812-18141776-17831941-19451861-186530s
- Q12What was the name of the famous speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War?The Emancipation ProclamationThe Bill of RightsThe Declaration of IndependenceThe Gettysburg Address30s
- Q13Who led the fight against slavery in the United States during the 1800s?AbolitionistsConfederatesSlave tradersPlantation owners30s
- Q14What was the name of the network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved people to escape to free states or Canada?Overground ExpressUnderwater HighwaySky-high BridgeUnderground Railroad30s
- Q15What were the laws in the Southern United States called that enforced racial segregation and discrimination?Bill of RightsDeclaration of IndependenceJim Crow lawsMagna Carta30s