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What years was the Civil War fought in?
a) 1812 - 1814
b) 1861 - 1865
c) 1777 - 1783
d) 1914 - 1918

Why was the Battle of Gettysburg the turning point of the war for the Union Army?
a) Last battle of the War
b) Was when the first shots of the Civil War took place
c) Ended ally support from France and England
d) Gave the Union control over the Mississippi river

By Lincoln winning the reelection of 1864 it showed what?
a) The North would forgive the south
b) The Civil War was over
c) The South no longer had confidence
d) The country was more interested in ending slavery

What was the first battle of the Civil War
a) Battle of Bull Run
b) Vicksburg
c) Sherman's March
d) Battle of Sharpsburg

Who was the President of the Union?
a) Thomas Jefferson
b) Abrham Lincoln
c) George B. McClellan
d) John Adams

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
a) ending slavery in all Northern states
b) Completely cutting ties with the South
c) ending slavery in the US
d) Ending Slavery in all rebelling southern states

What was the South's strategy to win the war?
a) Attack the Union
b) Capture Union capital
c) Play defense and tire the North out
d) Invade the North

Where did the first attacks of the Civil War take place?
a) Richmond, Virginia
b) Fort Sumter, South Carolina
c) Antietam, Maryland
d) Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Who was the President of the Confederacy?
a) Andrew Johnson
b) John C. Calhoun
c) Jefferson Davis
d) George McClellan

Lincoln gave a speech following the turning point battle of the Civil War, this was known as...
a) Emancipation Proclamation
b) Emancipation Proclamation
c) Lincolns first inaugural address
d) The Gettysburg Address

Who was the famous Union general during the Civil War?
a) Ulysses S. Grant
b) George Meade
c) George B. McClellan
d) Robert E. Lee

Where was the final battle of the Civil War?
a) Chancellorsville
b) Appomattox Courthouse
c) Bull Run
d) Vicksburg

Why was the battle of Vicksburg important to the Civil War?
a) Split the Confederate Army in half (Control Mississippi river)
b) Ended Slavery
c) Allowed Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
d) Led to Victory for the South

Who was the military General of the Confederacy?
a) William Sherman
b) Zachery Taylor
c) Ulysses S. Grant
d) Robert E. Lee

Which of the following had the greatest impact on the outcome of the Civil War?
a) Economic differences between the Union and the Confederacy
b) The amount of military training given to Union forces and Confederacy forces
c) Religious differences between the Union and the Confederacy
d) The alignment of foreign allies with the Union or with the Confederacy

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