Civil War Quiz

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1.The Civil War was centered around what?

2.In what year did the civil war begin?

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1816

1776

1861

1968

3.Lincoln'c Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in which states?

4.The North had the advantage of having more people to fight in the Union army.
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True

False

5.Enslaved individuals fought in the Confederate army.

A

True

False

6.Which important document was passed January 1, 1863?

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Declaration of Independence

Emancipation Proclamation

U.S. Constitution

VA Declaration of Rights

7.Which constitutional amendment abolished slavery?

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12th

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13th

14th

15th

8.General Grant was forced to surrender his army at Appomattox Courthouse.

A

True

False

9.Which federal agency helped former enslaved individuals make the switch to
freedom?
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Freedmen's Bureau

Ku Klux Klan

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

U.S. Department of Justice

10.The __________ was the first African American regiment.

11.According to union lawmakers, the U.S. was fighting the confederates to

________________________.

12.Which to armies fought in the civil war.

13.Who was Abraham Lincoln's Vice President?

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Andrew Jackson

Andrew Johnson

George Bush

Ulysses S. Grant

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14.______________ was a Union General who later became a U.S. President.

15.The Confederates were pro-slavery.

A

True

False

16.The North was against slavery.

A

True

False

17.Abraham Lincoln was a member of which political party?

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Democratic-Republican Party

Green Party

Republican Party

Whig Party

18.Abraham Lincoln was the ___ president of the United States.

19.The south was more technologically advanced than the north.

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True

False

20.In what year did the civil war come to an end?

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1995

1865

1869

1878

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