INTERESTING HISTORY
 CIVIL WAR QUIZ

1. Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?

Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
None of the above

2. What year the the Civil War begin?

1776
1812
1861
1865
None of the above

3. Which state was the first to declare its independence from the Union?

South Carolina
Virginia
Mississippi
West Virginia
None of the above

4. Where did the surrender of the South take place?

Atlanta
Appomattox
The Whitehouse
Gettysburg
None of the above

5. Who was the vice president of the United States during the Civil War?

Jefferson Davis
Ulysses S. Grant
George McLellan
William Seward
None of the above

6. In what state were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

Virginia
Kentucky
South Carolina
Georgia
None of the above

7. Approximately how many lives did the Civil War claim?

Between 100 and 1,000
Between 1,000 and 10,000
Between 10,000 and 100,000
Between 100,000 and 500,000
None of the above

8. What was the leading cause of death among Civil War soldiers?

Musket wounds
Suicide
Disease
Accidents
None of the Above

9. Which of the following were Union Generals?

William T. Sherman
Ullyses S. Grant
George B. McClellan
All of the above
None of the above

10. What was the original name of the Confederate ship the Merrimac?

The Monitor
The Virginia
The S.S. Minnow
None of the above
All of the above

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