US Civil War Quiz: Key Facts | 20 Questions with Answers!
US Civil War Quiz: Important Facts You Should Know! FREE 20 USA history: slavery cause, South Carolina first secession, Fort Sumter start, 11 Confederate states, Lincoln vs Davis, Gettysburg turning point, Emancipation Proclamation, 13th Amendment, 620K deaths. Perfect US history classrooms, homeschool lessons, trivia nights! Average 16/20—test your knowledge!
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#1. What was the Union’s long‑term strategy called that aimed to squeeze and split the Confederacy?
#2. Which group made up about 10% of the Union Army by the end of the war and played a key role in its victory?
#3. Who served as the President of the Confederate States of America?
#4. Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending major fighting?
#5. Which famous speech did Lincoln give a few months after the Battle of Gettysburg to honor fallen soldiers?
#6. How many Southern states eventually seceded to form the Confederate States of America?
#7. Which Southern state was the first to secede from the Union in 1860?
#8. What nickname was commonly used for soldiers fighting FOR the Union?
#9. Which amendment to the US Constitution finally abolished slavery everywhere in the United States?
#10. Who was the President of the United States (Union) during the Civil War?
#11. On which date is the Battle of Gettysburg usually remembered as taking place?
#12. About how many soldiers died during the US Civil War (Union and Confederate combined)?
#13. Which battle in 1862 became the bloodiest single day in American history?
#14. Which major Confederate general commanded the Army of Northern Virginia?
#15. Which main issue was the biggest cause of the US Civil War?
#16. What was the capital city of the Confederacy for most of the war?
#17. Which 1863 battle in Pennsylvania is often called the turning point of the Civil War?
#18. Which Union general later became famous for his “March to the Sea” and total war strategy?
#19. What event in April 1861 is usually marked as the official start of the Civil War?
#20. What did Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, announced in 1863, actually do?
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