US History Civil War Basic Test 2

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History Civil War Basic (Elementary) Elementary School (USA History, K-5) USA USA History Standards & AP

What is this test? for Elementary School US/World History (K-5), USA — Elementary School (USA History, K-5) level, USA.
For Elementary School students (K-5) studying History in the USA
Section: History Civil War Basic (Elementary) · Education: Elementary School · Part: History Civil War Basic (Elementary) · Country: USA

Knowledge of history is essential for understanding the vast accumulation from past to present and for establishing cause-and-effect relationships among historical events.

This test will help you develop chronological thinking and prepare for history questions on your exams.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1

What was Pickett's Charge?

A) Failed assault

B) Victory march

C) Retreat

D) Naval attack

Question 2

Who was the leading Union general who won the war?

A) Robert E. Lee

B) Ulysses S. Grant

C) George McClellan

D) Stonewall Jackson

Question 3

Name the person who led Confederacy.

A) Lincoln

B) Lee

C) Jefferson Davis

D) Stephens

Question 4

When did the Civil War end?

A) 1864

B) 1861

C) 1863

D) 1865

Question 5

Where did Lee surrender?

A) Appomattox 1865

B) Richmond

C) Gettysburg

D) Washington

Question 6

Which person was the leading Union general who won the war?

A) Robert E. Lee

B) Ulysses S. Grant

C) George McClellan

D) Stonewall Jackson

Question 7

What was Anaconda Plan?

A) Quick march

B) Naval only

C) Blockade plus split

D) Retreat

Question 8

What best defines Bull Run?

A) Last battle

B) Naval clash

C) Siege

D) 1861 first battle

Question 9

Which battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi?

A) Vicksburg

B) Antietam

C) Chancellorsville

D) Gettysburg

Question 10

When did the Civil War begin?

A) 1862

B) 1861

C) 1865

D) 1860

Question 11

What started the war?

A) Election only

B) Tariff

C) Fort Sumter 1861

D) Bank veto

Question 12

Provide the definition of Bull Run:

A) Last battle

B) Naval clash

C) Siege

D) 1861 first battle

Question 13

Which person was Union president?

A) Abraham Lincoln

B) Davis

C) Grant

D) Lee

Question 14

Who assassinated Lincoln?

A) Lee Harvey

B) John Wilkes Booth

C) Jefferson Davis

D) John Brown

Question 15

Name the person who led Southern army.

A) Jackson

B) Beauregard

C) Robert E. Lee

D) Johnston

Question 16

Which term means "Failed assault"?

A) the first battle of the Civil War

B) the Emancipation Proclamation (1863)

C) Sherman's March to the Sea

D) Pickett's Charge

Question 17

Identify Union president.

A) Abraham Lincoln

B) Davis

C) Grant

D) Lee

Question 18

Where was Lincoln shot?

A) White House

B) Ford's Theatre

C) Capitol

D) Church

Question 19

Which person was "Escaped slave who rescued others"?

A) president of the Confederacy

B) the Union president

C) Harriet Tubman

D) the leading Union general who won the war

Question 20

Which person was "Robert E. Lee"?

A) president of the Confederacy

B) the Union president

C) the leading Union general who won the war

D) the main Confederate general

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