US History Civil War Test 8

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History Us Civil War (Middle School) Middle School (USA History, 6-8) USA USA History Standards & AP

What is this test? for Middle School History (6-8), USA — Middle School (USA History, 6-8) level, USA.
For Middle School students (6-8) — Middle School History in the USA
Section: History Us Civil War (Middle School) · Education: Middle School · Part: History Us Civil War (Middle 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

Which of the following best defines the Emancipation Proclamation (1863)?

A) Freed slaves in Confederate areas

B) Gave land

C) Freed all slaves

D) Ended war

Question 2

Name the main Confederate general.

A) George Meade

B) Robert E. Lee

C) Ulysses Grant

D) William Sherman

Question 3

In what year exactly did the Civil War end?

A) 1863

B) 1864

C) 1865

D) 1861

Question 4

Identify president of the Confederacy.

A) Alexander Stephens

B) Stonewall Jackson

C) Robert E. Lee

D) Jefferson Davis

Question 5

Name the person who killed Lincoln.

A) John Wilkes Booth

B) Guiteau

C) Oswald

D) Czologsz

Question 6

Which event triggered secession?

A) Compromise of 1850

B) Election of Lincoln 1860

C) Dred Scott decision

D) Harpers Ferry

Question 7

Provide the definition of Anaconda Plan:

A) Quick march

B) Naval only

C) Blockade plus split

D) Retreat

Question 8

When was Gettysburg?

A) 1862

B) 1864

C) 1861

D) July 1863

Question 9

Which amendment granted citizenship to freed slaves?

A) 14th

B) 16th

C) 15th

D) 13th

Question 10

Which person led Union army?

A) McClellan

B) Ulysses Grant

C) Meade

D) Sherman

Question 11

Which battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi?

A) Chancellorsville

B) Antietam

C) Vicksburg

D) Gettysburg

Question 12

Who was "Abraham Lincoln"?

A) president of the Confederacy

B) the leading Union general who won the war

C) the main Confederate general

D) the Union president

Question 13

Name the person who led Union army.

A) Ulysses Grant

B) McClellan

C) Meade

D) Sherman

Question 14

What was Gettysburg?

A) First battle

B) 1863 turning battle

C) Last battle

D) Naval clash

Question 15

In which year did the Civil War end?

A) 1863

B) 1864

C) 1865

D) 1861

Question 16

Which battle had Pickett's Charge?

A) Bull Run

B) Antietam

C) Shiloh

D) Gettysburg

Question 17

Who was the "conductor" Harriet Tubman?

A) Escaped slave who rescued others

B) Confederate nurse

C) Abolitionist writer

D) Union spy

Question 18

Which of the following best defines Emancipation?

A) 1861 law

B) January 1863 order

C) 1865 amendment

D) Speech only

Question 19

Identify "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

Who was "the "conductor" Harriet Tubman"?

A) "Ulysses S. Grant"

B) the leading Union general who won the war

C) "Robert E. Lee"

D) "Escaped slave who rescued others"

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