Quiz Answers-American Civil War, Battles and End

Question 1

How did Lincolns election contribute to the start of the civil war?

Answer 1

It directly led to the secession of Southern States.

Question 2

What was the significance of the Battle of Fort Sumter?

Answer 2

It marks the beginning of the civil war.

Question 3

What significance of the Emancipation proclamation?

Answer 3

It aimed to end slavery in the Confederacy.

Question 4

What was the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg?

Answer 4

It marked the turning point of the Civil War.

Question 5

What was the significance of the Appomattox Court House?

Answer 5

It marked the surrender of the Confederacy.

Question 6

How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the nature of the Civil War?

Answer 6

It allowed African Americans to join the Union army.

Question 7

How did the concept of ‘hard war / total war’ change the nature of the Civil War?

Answer 7

It targeted civilian infrastructure and resources

Question 8

What was the main reason for the Union’s eventual victory in the Civil War?

Answer 8

Greater manpower and resources

Question 9

How did John Wilkes Booth’s assassination of Lincoln affect post-war reconciliation?

Answer 9

It caused further hatred between North and South

Question 10

Why is Juneteenth celebrated?

Answer 10

To celebrate the end of slavery in the United States