US History Civil War Test 6

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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

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Question 1

Which term means "1864 Georgia destruction"?

A) Sherman's March

B) the first battle of the Civil War

C) the Emancipation Proclamation (1863)

D) Sherman's March to the Sea

Question 2

Who led Southern army?

A) Jackson

B) Robert E. Lee

C) Beauregard

D) Johnston

Question 3

What best defines Gettysburg?

A) First battle

B) Last battle

C) 1863 turning battle

D) Naval clash

Question 4

Who was the Union president?

A) William Seward

B) Jefferson Davis

C) Ulysses Grant

D) Abraham Lincoln

Question 5

Where did Lee surrender to Grant?

A) Appomattox Court House

B) Richmond

C) Gettysburg

D) Washington

Question 6

Who was "Ulysses S. Grant"?

A) president of the Confederacy

B) the leading Union general who won the war

C) the Union president

D) the main Confederate general

Question 7

Which person killed Lincoln?

A) Guiteau

B) Oswald

C) John Wilkes Booth

D) Czologsz

Question 8

What best defines the Emancipation Proclamation (1863)?

A) Freed all slaves

B) Ended war

C) Gave land

D) Freed slaves in Confederate areas

Question 9

Name the person who delivered the Gettysburg Address.

A) Abraham Lincoln

B) Robert E. Lee

C) Jefferson Davis

D) Ulysses Grant

Question 10

Which person delivered the Gettysburg Address?

A) Robert E. Lee

B) Abraham Lincoln

C) Jefferson Davis

D) Ulysses Grant

Question 11

Where was Lincoln shot?

A) White House

B) Capitol

C) Ford's Theatre

D) Church

Question 12

What best defines Sherman's March?

A) Peace tour

B) Retreat

C) Naval cruise

D) 1864 Georgia destruction

Question 13

Name the person who led Union army.

A) Ulysses Grant

B) McClellan

C) Meade

D) Sherman

Question 14

What was the first battle of the Civil War?

A) Gettysburg

B) Fort Sumter

C) Bull Run

D) Antietam

Question 15

Who was "Jefferson Davis"?

A) the Union president

B) the leading Union general who won the war

C) president of the Confederacy

D) the main Confederate general

Question 16

Which of the following best defines Vicksburg?

A) Defeat

B) Naval loss

C) Stalemate

D) 1863 river victory

Question 17

Which person led Southern army?

A) Robert E. Lee

B) Jackson

C) Beauregard

D) Johnston

Question 18

What was Sherman's March to the Sea?

A) Peace march

B) Destructive campaign through Georgia

C) Defensive stand

D) Naval blockade

Question 19

Who was "the "conductor" Harriet Tubman"?

A) the main Confederate general

B) Union president

C) "Escaped slave who rescued others"

D) the Union president

Question 20

Who was "the main Confederate general"?

A) the main Confederate general

B) Union president

C) the Union president

D) "Robert E. Lee"

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