US US Citizenship – Civil War and Reconstruction

Question 1

What was the primary cause of Southern states seceding from the Union before the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

States' rights and the preservation of slavery

Answer

Disputes over tariff rates

Answer

Disagreement over westward expansion

Answer

A disputed presidential election outcome

Question 2

Who was President of the United States during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln

Answer

Andrew Johnson

Answer

Ulysses S. Grant

Answer

James Buchanan

Question 3

In what year did the Civil War begin?

Accepted Answer

1861

Answer

1855

Answer

1865

Answer

1870

Question 4

What document did President Lincoln issue in 1863 to free enslaved people in Confederate states?

Accepted Answer

The Emancipation Proclamation

Answer

The Declaration of Independence

Answer

The Gettysburg Address

Answer

The Thirteenth Amendment

Question 5

Where did Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrender to end the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Appomattox Court House, Virginia

Answer

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Answer

Richmond, Virginia

Answer

Washington, D.C.

Question 6

What is the name of the speech Lincoln delivered at the dedication of a military cemetery in Pennsylvania?

Accepted Answer

The Gettysburg Address

Answer

The Emancipation Address

Answer

The Union Address

Answer

The Battlefield Proclamation