US History Civil War Test 2

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History Us Civil War (High School) High School (USA History, 9-12, AP) USA USA History Standards & AP

What is this test? for High School History (9-12, AP US History), USA — High School (USA History, 9-12, AP) level, USA.
For High School students (9-12) including AP History in the USA
Section: History Us Civil War (High School) · Education: High School · Part: History Us Civil War (High School) · 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

Provide the definition of the first battle of the Civil War:

A) Fort Sumter

B) Bull Run

C) Gettysburg

D) Antietam

Question 2

Name the person who took Vicksburg.

A) Sherman

B) Ulysses Grant

C) Meade

D) Farragut

Question 3

What was Anaconda Plan?

A) Quick march

B) Naval only

C) Blockade plus split

D) Retreat

Question 4

When was Gettysburg?

A) 1862

B) 1864

C) 1861

D) July 1863

Question 5

Who delivered the Gettysburg Address?

A) Abraham Lincoln

B) Jefferson Davis

C) Ulysses Grant

D) Robert E. Lee

Question 6

Who killed Lincoln?

A) Guiteau

B) John Wilkes Booth

C) Oswald

D) Czologsz

Question 7

In which year did Lee surrender?

A) 1864

B) 1863

C) April 1865

D) 1866

Question 8

What was Sherman's March?

A) Peace tour

B) Retreat

C) Naval cruise

D) 1864 Georgia destruction

Question 9

Which amendment gave black men the vote?

A) 15th

B) 14th

C) 19th

D) 13th

Question 10

Identify Union president.

A) Davis

B) Abraham Lincoln

C) Grant

D) Lee

Question 11

Which person led Confederacy?

A) Lincoln

B) Lee

C) Jefferson Davis

D) Stephens

Question 12

When did Lee surrender?

A) 1864

B) 1863

C) 1866

D) April 1865

Question 13

What was Vicksburg?

A) 1863 river victory

B) Defeat

C) Naval loss

D) Stalemate

Question 14

When was Fort Sumter?

A) 1860

B) April 1861

C) 1862

D) 1865

Question 15

Who was the leading Union general who won the war?

A) George McClellan

B) Stonewall Jackson

C) Ulysses S. Grant

D) Robert E. Lee

Question 16

Which term means "Destructive campaign through Georgia"?

A) the first battle of the Civil War

B) the Emancipation Proclamation (1863)

C) the Anaconda Plan

D) Sherman's March to the Sea

Question 17

Who assassinated Lincoln?

A) John Wilkes Booth

B) Lee Harvey

C) John Brown

D) Jefferson Davis

Question 18

Which event triggered secession?

A) Compromise of 1850

B) Election of Lincoln 1860

C) Dred Scott decision

D) Harpers Ferry

Question 19

Which person was "Robert E. Lee"?

A) president of the Confederacy

B) the Union president

C) the main Confederate general

D) the leading Union general who won the war

Question 20

Which person was "Jefferson Davis"?

A) the Union president

B) the leading Union general who won the war

C) the main Confederate general

D) president of the Confederacy

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