Civil War Battles
What battle was fought at Gettysburg and had a huge impact on the Civil War?
The Battle of Gettysburg
What term means to completely surround a city or fort to force a surrender?
Siege
Who was the president of the Union during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the period after the Civil War when America was rebuilt and reunited?
Reconstruction
Abraham Lincoln was the first president of the Confederacy
False (Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederacy.)
Which battle is known as the bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War?
Battle of Antietam
What term refers to a temporary fortification used during battles?
Siegeworks
Which Confederate general became the most famous and was the superintendent of West Point?
Robert E. Lee
What was the name of the proclamation that declared all enslaved people in the Confederacy free?
Emancipation Proclamation
The Battle of Antietam was the deadliest battle of the Civil War.
True.
Which battle was a significant turning point for the Union, resulting in Robert E. Lee's surrender?
The Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
What term means to spy on the enemy for information?
Scouting
Which general was appointed by President Lincoln and led the Union Army to victory?
Ulysses S. Grant
At which courthouse did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?
Appomattox Courthouse
Ulysses S. Grant was a Confederate general.
False (He was a Union general.)
In which battle did Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant lay siege to Vicksburg?
The Battle of Vicksburg
What is the term for the act of removing oneself from an organization or alliance?
Secede
Who was president of the Confederacy during the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis
Which battle had a profound influence on the Civil War and was fought in Pennsylvania?
Battle of Gettysburg
The Emancipation Proclamation freed all enslaved people in the Union states.
False (It only applied to the Confederate states.)
Which battle was part of General Robert E. Lee's attempt to invade the North?
The Battle of Gettysburg
What term refers to weapons, ammunition, and equipment used in war?
Munitions
Which Union general is famous for his "March to the Sea" and burning Atlanta?
William T. Sherman
What event marked the end of the Civil War?
Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address during the Civil War.
True.