1) What was the first major battle of the Civil War? a) Bull Run/Manassas, VA b) Antietam, MD c) Gettysburg, PA d) Vicksburg, MS 2) Which northern general led the Union to victory over the Confederacy? a) "Stonewall" Jackson b) Robert E. Lee c) Ulysses S. Grant d) Jefferson Davis 3) Which U.S. President issued the Emancipation Proclamation? a) George Washington b) Abraham Lincoln c) John Adams d) James Madison 4) Why was the Battle of Vicksburg important? a) The capitol of the Confederacy was captured b) It was Abraham Lincoln's hometown c) The capitol of the Union was captured d) It gave the North control of the Mississippi River and divided the South 5) All of the following are true of the meeting on April 9th, 1865 at Appomattox Courthouse EXCEPT: a) General Grant surrendered to General Lee b) the end of the Civil War c) Southern troops could go home d) Jefferson Davis left Richmond 6) Which battle was the turning point of the entire Civil War? a) Saratoga b) Gettysburg c) Bunker Hill d) Fort Sumter 7) Which southern general who opposed secession from the Union, was offered command of the Union Army but chose to side with the South because of his love for Virginia? a) Ulysses S. Grant b) "Stonewall" Jackson c) Robert E. Lee d) William T. Sherman 8) "Stonewall" Jackson was...? a) Union General b) Union soldier c) President of the United States d) Confederate General 9) Which person acted as president of the Confederacy? a) Thomas Jefferson b) Benjamin Franklin c) Jefferson Davis d) Barack Obama 10) Which person was an enslaved African American who escaped to the North and became an abolitionist? a) Frederick Douglass b) Abraham Lincoln c) "Stonewall" Jackson d) Robert E. Lee 11) Free and enslaved African Americans played a role in the Civil War? a) True b) False 12) The Confederacy had more soldiers than the Union? a) True b) False 13) It was an advantage to gain the "high ground" during battles? a) True b) False 14) Who won the Civil War? a) Union (North) b) Confederacy (South) 15) What class did you take this year for Social Studies? a) US History to 1865 b) Civics & Economics c) World History I d) World History II

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