Social Studies · US history: Civil War
Civil War Quiz
Causes, leaders, battles and results of the American Civil War, 1861–1865.
- 🎓 Grades 5–8
- 🌎 Social Studies
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In what years was the Civil War fought?
- A 1775–1783
- B 1812–1815
- C 1861–1865
- D 1914–1918
What was the main cause of the Civil War?
- A Disagreement over slavery
- B A fight over gold
- C A war with Britain
- D A dispute over fishing rights
What was the North called during the Civil War?
- A The Republic of Texas
- B The Colonies
- C The Union
- D The Confederacy
What was the South called during the Civil War?
- A The Federation
- B The Union
- C The Confederacy
- D New England
Who was President of the United States during the Civil War?
- A Andrew Jackson
- B Ulysses S. Grant
- C Abraham Lincoln
- D George Washington
Who was president of the Confederacy?
- A John Brown
- B Robert E. Lee
- C Stonewall Jackson
- D Jefferson Davis
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
- A Yorktown
- B Gettysburg
- C Fort McHenry
- D Fort Sumter
Which 1863 battle in Pennsylvania was a turning point?
- A Bull Run
- B Shiloh
- C Gettysburg
- D Antietam
Which short speech by Lincoln begins "Four score and seven years ago"?
- A Preamble
- B Emancipation Proclamation
- C Gettysburg Address
- D Farewell Address
What did the Emancipation Proclamation declare in 1863?
- A The South had won
- B Women could vote
- C The war was over
- D Enslaved people in rebel states are free
Who was the top general of the Confederate army?
- A George McClellan
- B William T. Sherman
- C Ulysses S. Grant
- D Robert E. Lee
Who became the top general of the Union army?
- A Jefferson Davis
- B Stonewall Jackson
- C Ulysses S. Grant
- D Robert E. Lee
Where did Lee surrender to Grant in April 1865?
- A Gettysburg
- B Fort Sumter
- C Richmond
- D Appomattox Court House
Which amendment ended slavery in 1865?
- A 1st Amendment
- B 13th Amendment
- C 19th Amendment
- D 10th Amendment
Who led many enslaved people to freedom on the Underground Railroad?
- A Betsy Ross
- B Susan B. Anthony
- C Clara Barton
- D Harriet Tubman
Which nurse cared for soldiers and later founded the American Red Cross?
- A Clara Barton
- B Harriet Tubman
- C Dolley Madison
- D Florence Nightingale
Which formerly enslaved man became a famous speaker and writer against slavery?
- A Frederick Douglass
- B Jefferson Davis
- C Robert E. Lee
- D John Smith
What is it called when states leave a country to form their own?
- A Annexation
- B Emancipation
- C Reconstruction
- D Secession
The period of rebuilding the South after the war is called…
- A The Renaissance
- B Reconstruction
- C The Revolution
- D Westward Expansion
How many Southern states seceded to form the Confederacy?
- A 13
- B 7
- C 11
- D 20
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