🇺🇸 US History Trivia
Quiz Set 3 — Civil War
Answer all 10 questions. Click an option to see if you got it right!
Question 1 of 10
In what year did the Civil War begin?
The Civil War began on April 12, 1861, when Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter.
Question 2 of 10
Who was the President of the Confederate States?
Jefferson Davis served as President of the Confederacy from 1861 to 1865.
Question 3 of 10
Which battle had the most casualties in the Civil War?
Gettysburg had roughly 51,000 total casualties over three days in July 1863.
Question 4 of 10
What was the first state to secede from the Union?
South Carolina seceded on December 20, 1860, the first state to leave the Union.
Question 5 of 10
Who was the commanding general of the Union Army at the war's end?
Ulysses S. Grant was appointed General-in-Chief in March 1864.
Question 6 of 10
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Grant?
Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Virginia on April 9, 1865.
Question 7 of 10
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
It declared enslaved people in rebel states to be free as of January 1, 1863.
Question 8 of 10
Which ironclad ships fought the first battle between armored warships?
The USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (Merrimack) clashed at Hampton Roads in March 1862.
Question 9 of 10
What was the Underground Railroad?
The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses for escaped enslaved people.
Question 10 of 10
How did President Lincoln die?
Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865.