US History Civil War Test 5

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History Civil War (Us History) K-12 to University (USA History) USA — Us History USA History Standards & AP

What is this test? for History practice (US/World/State), USA — K-12 to University (USA History) level, USA — Us History.
For all levels (Elementary to University) studying History in the USA
Section: History Civil War (Us History) · Education: K-12 to University · Part: History Civil War (Us History) · Country: USA · Region: USA — Us History

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

Who assassinated Lincoln?

A) John Wilkes Booth

B) John Brown

C) Jefferson Davis

D) Lee Harvey

Question 2

Which of the following best defines the Anaconda Plan?

A) Confederate attack

B) Union blockade of the South

C) French plan

D) British plan

Question 3

Which term means "Destructive campaign through Georgia"?

A) the first battle of the Civil War

B) the Emancipation Proclamation (1863)

C) Sherman's March to the Sea

D) the Anaconda Plan

Question 4

When was Antietam?

A) 1861

B) 1863

C) 1864

D) September 1862

Question 5

Which term means "1863 river victory"?

A) Vicksburg

B) the first battle of the Civil War

C) the Emancipation Proclamation (1863)

D) Sherman's March to the Sea

Question 6

What did Emancipation free?

A) All slaves

B) Rebel-state slaves

C) No one

D) Border slaves

Question 7

Who 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 8

Which person was the Union president?

A) William Seward

B) Jefferson Davis

C) Ulysses Grant

D) Abraham Lincoln

Question 9

Name the Union president.

A) Abraham Lincoln

B) William Seward

C) Jefferson Davis

D) Ulysses Grant

Question 10

Who was "Robert E. Lee"?

A) president of the Confederacy

B) the main Confederate general

C) the Union president

D) the leading Union general who won the war

Question 11

Which person was the main Confederate general?

A) George Meade

B) William Sherman

C) Robert E. Lee

D) Ulysses Grant

Question 12

Which of the following best defines Sherman's March?

A) Peace tour

B) Retreat

C) Naval cruise

D) 1864 Georgia destruction

Question 13

In what year exactly did Lee surrender?

A) April 1865

B) 1864

C) 1863

D) 1866

Question 14

Identify the Union president.

A) William Seward

B) Abraham Lincoln

C) Jefferson Davis

D) Ulysses Grant

Question 15

When exactly did Lee surrender?

A) 1864

B) 1863

C) April 1865

D) 1866

Question 16

Which person led Union army?

A) McClellan

B) Meade

C) Sherman

D) Ulysses Grant

Question 17

Which of the following best defines Gettysburg?

A) 1863 turning battle

B) First battle

C) Last battle

D) Naval clash

Question 18

Name the "conductor" Harriet Tubman.

A) Confederate nurse

B) Escaped slave who rescued others

C) Union spy

D) Abolitionist writer

Question 19

Name "Abraham Lincoln".

A) president of the Confederacy

B) the leading Union general who won the war

C) the Union president

D) the main Confederate general

Question 20

Who was "president of the Confederacy"?

A) the main Confederate general

B) Union president

C) the Union president

D) "Jefferson Davis"

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