Question 1

When did the American Civil War end?

Accepted Answer

1865

Answer

1776

Answer

1812

Answer

1945

Question 2

Which event directly led to the start of the American Civil War?

Accepted Answer

The attack on Fort Sumter

Answer

The signing of the Declaration of Independence

Answer

The assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Answer

The Boston Tea Party

Question 3

Who was the President of the Confederate States during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Jefferson Davis

Answer

Ulysses S. Grant

Answer

Abraham Lincoln

Answer

Robert E. Lee

Question 4

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

Accepted Answer

13th Amendment

Answer

1st Amendment

Answer

5th Amendment

Answer

19th Amendment

Question 5

What was the main economic system in the Southern states during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Plantation agriculture

Answer

Wage labor

Answer

Industrial manufacturing

Answer

Barter systems

Question 6

Which battle is known as the bloodiest day in American history?

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Antietam

Answer

The Battle of Bull Run

Answer

The Battle of Gettysburg

Answer

The Battle of Fredericksburg

Question 7

What was the primary goal of the Union at the start of the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

To preserve the Union

Answer

To establish state rights

Answer

To conquer Canada

Answer

To promote slavery

Question 8

Who was the famous general of the Union Army during the later years of the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Ulysses S. Grant

Answer

William Tecumseh Sherman

Answer

Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson

Answer

Robert E. Lee

Question 9

What event formally ended the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

The surrender at Appomattox Court House

Answer

The signing of the Treaty of Paris

Answer

The Emancipation Proclamation

Answer

The assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Question 10

What was the name of the famous speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln in 1863?

Accepted Answer

The Gettysburg Address

Answer

The Inaugural Address

Answer

The State of the Union Address

Answer

The Emancipation Proclamation

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