Civil War Quiz Review

What event finally triggered the southern states to start seceding?

What event marked the end of the Civil War?

Who was the commander of the confederate Army of Northern Virginia?

What was the name of the compromise of the mid 1800s that established popular sovereignty?

What battle divided the south at the Mississippi?

What political party, founded in 1854, wanted to stop the spread of slavery?

This issue, a key belief of the republican party, was the main sectional issue that divided the country.

Which battle was a turning point of the war where Lee's invasion of the North was repelled?

Who was the president of the confederacy?

What was the first battle of the Civil War?

Who was the commander of Union forces at the end of the war?

Which side won the Civil War?

What term means that the people of each state would vote to decide the issue of slavery?

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

What was the first major land battle of the Civil War?

Which side believed that the union of the nation was voluntary and could be ended?