Most Americans Fail This Civil War Quiz
Over the past 248 years, the United States has had its fair share of conflict, though many would argue that few have been as heartbreaking as the Civil War. Brothers brutally killing brothers, an entire generation of Americans was lost.
Today, Americans know how important that war was for the nation as it made it the powerful, unified, and free country it is today. But you may be surprised how little you actually know about the Civil War!
Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?
- A) George Washington
- B) John Adams
- C) Thomas Jefferson
- D) Abraham Lincoln

Source: Wikipedia/Wikipedia/Wikipedia/Wikipedia
Answer:
Abraham Lincoln

Source: Wikipedia
What is the approximate death toll of the Civil War?
- A) 250,000
- B) 750,000
- C) 1 Million
- D) 1.5 Million

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Answer:
750,000

Source: New Georgia Encyclopedia
When was the Civil War?
- A) 1914-1915
- B) 1795-1804
- C) 1861-1865
- D) 1888-1900

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Answer:
1861-1865

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Which of these statements is true regarding the Battle of Antietam?
- A) It was the final battle of the war
- B) It was the longest battle of the war
- C) It was a decisive victory for the South
- D) It produced the highest single-day casualty rate of the war

Source: Britannica
Answer:
It produced the highest single-day casualty rate of the war

Source: Britannica
Which state was created when a state split in two during the Civil War?
- A) North Dakota
- B) New Mexico
- C) New Hampshire
- D) West Virginia

Source: iStock
Answer:
West Virginia

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What was the primary goal of the Confederacy in fighting the Civil War?
- A) To destroy the Northern states
- B) To remain an independent country where slavery was permitted
- C) To be allowed to rejoin the United States
- D) None of the above

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Answer:
To remain an independent country where slavery was permitted

Source: Wikipedia
What was the name of the secessionist faction of the Civil War?
- A) The Confederate States of America
- B) The Free South
- C) The United States of America
- D) The Union

Source: Library of Congress
Answer:
The Confederate States of America

Source: Library of Congress
Who was the first and only president of the Confederate States of America?
- A) Ulysses S. Grant
- B) Abraham Lincoln
- C) Jefferson Davis
- D) Robert E. Lee

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Answer:
Jefferson Davis

Source: Wikipedia
What was the North known as during the Civil War?
- A) The Free North
- B) The Puritans
- C) The Union
- D) None of the above

Source: Quora
Answer:
The Union

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Which was the first state to secede from The Union?
- A) Georgia
- B) South Carolina
- C) North Carolina
- D) Kentucky

Source: Wikipedia
Answer:
South Carolina

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How many people died in the Battle of Gettysburg?
- A) 53,000
- B) 12,000
- C) 252,000
- D) 89,000

Source: Wikipedia
Answer:
53,000

Source: Britannica
Which general was fired by President Lincoln for being too cautious at the Battle of Antietam?
- A) Irvin McDowell
- B) Andrew Johnson
- C) George B. McClellan
- D) James B. McPherson

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Answer:
George B. McClellan

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Which American Civil War general is considered a major architect of modern warfare?
- A) William Tecumseh Sherman
- B) Ulysses S. Grant
- C) Stonewall Jackson
- D) Robert E. Lee

Source: Library of Congress
Answer:
William Tecumseh Sherman

Source: Wikipedia
Which Constitutional amendment was responsible for the formal emancipation of slaves?
- A) The 10th Amendment
- B) The 5th Amendment
- C) The 12th Amendment
- D) The 13th Amendment

Source: Freepik
Answer:
The 13th Amendment

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The Civil War ended on which date?
- A) April 9, 1865
- B) May 15, 1901
- C) July 4, 1865
- D) August 10, 1776

Source: Wikidata
Answer:
April 9, 1865

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Where was the "Battle Above Clouds" fought in 1863?
- Max Patch
- Chimney Tops
- Lookout Mountain
- Clingmans Dome

Source: Wikimedia Commons
Answer:
Lookout Mountain

Source: Wikimedia
Which battle in the American Civil War was called the Waterloo of the Confederacy?
- Battle of the Black River
- Battle of Antietam
- Battle of Gettysburg
- Battle of Five Forks

Source: Wikimedia
Answer:
Battle of Five Forks

Source: Wikimedia
In which city did the Draft Riot of 1863 occur?
- Boston
- Philadelphia
- New York City
- Baltimore

Source: Wikipedia
Answer:
New York City

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Which was the first submarine to sink an enemy ship during the American Civil War?
- Turtle
- Nautilus
- H.L Hunley
- Trieste

Source: Wikimedia
Answer:
H.L. Hunley

Source: Wikimedia
In what year was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
- 1861
- 1863
- 1865
- 1867

Source: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons
Answer:
1865

Library of Congress/Wikimedia Commons
Under which General did the Union suffer a crushing defeat at the Battle of Fredericksburg?
- John Pope
- George Meade
- James Longstreet
- Ambrose Everet Burnside

Source: Wikimedia
Answer:
Ambrose Everet Burnside

Source: Wikimedia
Where did General Lee surrender to the Union?
- The White House
- Anne Spencer House
- Point of Honor
- Appomattox Court House

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Answer:
Appomattox Court House

Source: Wikimedia
Which battle helped the Union regain the state of Tennessee?
- Battle of Fort Henry
- Battle of Belmont
- Battle of Corinth
- Battle of the Wilderness

Source: Wikipedia
Answer:
Battle of Fort Henry

Who proposed the "Anaconda Plan" military strategy during the American Civil War?
- Abraham Lincoln
- Zachary Taylor
- Lewis Cass
- Winfield Scott

Source: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons
Answer:
Winfield Scott

Source: Wikimedia
Which American soldier disguised herself as a man to fight in the Civil War?
- Michelle O’Neill
- Rachel Murphy
- Sarah Edmonds
- Lauren Connelly

Source: Freepik
Answer:
Sarah Edmonds

Source: Wikimedia