US History Civil War Quiz | Grade 11 Civil War Practice Questions with Answers
11th Grade Civil War Quiz! 20 APUSH questions: Fort Sumter start (1861), Lincoln election secession, Antietam bloodiest day, Gettysburg turning point, Emancipation Proclamation, Appomattox surrender 1865.
US History Civil War Quiz For Grade 11 Students
Grade 11 Civil War quiz: Fort Sumter bombardment (1861), Lincoln 1860 election triggered secession, Antietam 23K casualties bloodiest day, Gettysburg Pickett’s Charge, Vicksburg Mississippi control, 13th Amendment.
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#1. Which March destroyed Southern infrastructure (1864-65)?
Explanation: Atlanta to Savannah: 62K troops. “Total war” scorched earth. 300 miles; freed 10K slaves; broke Confederate will.
#2. Which Kansas conflict (1850s) previewed Civil War violence?
Explanation: Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) “popular sovereignty.” Pro/anti-slavery settlers clashed. ~200 deaths; “Crime against Kansas” speech.
#3. What Confederate strategy relied on British/French cotton imports?
Explanation: Davis withheld cotton exports for European recognition. Backfired: Europe sourced Egypt/India; Confederacy starved cash.
#4. What 1862 battle gave Union Mississippi River control?
Explanation: Grant besieged Vicksburg, MS (May-July 1863). 47 days; surrendered July 4. Split Confederacy; Lincoln: “Father of Waters gone unvexed to sea.”
#5. Which Union victory opened Tennessee River (April 1862)?
Explanation: Grant: “Unconditional Surrender.” 13K Union vs 16K Confederate casualties. First major Western Theater battle.
#6. Which 1860 election triggered Southern secession?
Explanation: Lincoln (Republican) won without Southern votes. Anti-slavery stance alarmed South. SC seceded Dec 20, 1860; 11 states formed Confederacy.
#7. Which battle was Confederacy’s last hope invasion of North (July 1863)?
Explanation: Lee’s 2nd invasion crushed by Meade. Pickett’s Charge (12,500) failed. Turning point East; 51K casualties. West: Vicksburg fell same day.
#8. What Reconstruction plan required 10% loyalty oath?
Explanation: Quick restoration; state conventions with 10% 1860 voters swearing loyalty. Pocket vetoed by Congress (too lenient).
#9. Who was Confederacy President?
Explanation: Jefferson Davis (MS Senator). Inaugurated Feb 18, 1861 (Montgomery). Captured 1865; imprisoned but never tried. Died 1889.
#10. What Gettysburg Address principle: “government of/by/for the people”?
Explanation: Nov 19, 1863 dedication (272 words). Redefined democracy; equality principle. Cemetery speech after battle.
#11. What Union strategy aimed to blockade/split Confederacy?
Explanation: Gen. Winfield Scott: naval blockade + Mississippi River control. “Squeeze” Confederacy economically/militarily. Implemented 1861-1865.
#12. What Supreme Court decision denied citizenship to Black Americans?
Explanation: Chief Justice Taney: slaves not citizens; Congress can’t ban slavery territories. Inflamed sectional tensions.
#13. Which document freed slaves in Confederate states (Jan 1, 1863)?
Explanation: Lincoln’s war power measure. Freed 3.5M slaves in rebellion areas (not border states). Military/political turning point; 180K Black soldiers joined Union.
#14. What event officially started the Civil War (April 12, 1861)?
Explanation: Confederate forces fired on Union-held Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, SC. 34-hour bombardment; no deaths. Maj. Robert Anderson surrendered. Sparked 4-year war.
#15. Which amendment abolished slavery (ratified 1865)?
Explanation: “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude… shall exist.” Passed House Jan 31, 1865; ratified post-war. Freed 4M enslaved people.
#16. Which 1864 election Lincoln won despite war weariness?
Explanation: 55% popular vote. Atlanta capture (Sept 1864) boosted morale. McClellan (Democrat) peace platform.
#17. What was the bloodiest single day in US history (23K casualties)?
Explanation: Battle of Sharpsburg, MD. McClellan vs Lee. Strategic Union victory; Lincoln issued Emancipation Proclamation after. 12-hour battle.
#18. What compromise (1820) temporarily settled slavery in territories?
Explanation: Missouri slave state, Maine free. Slavery prohibited north of 36°30′ line (Louisiana Purchase). Temporary balance; Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) repealed.
#19. Which general surrendered at Appomattox (April 9, 1865)?
Explanation: Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia (28K) to Grant’s Army of Potomac. Generous terms; ended major combat. Lee paroled.
#20. What Radical Republican plan required Black suffrage?
Explanation: Divided South 5 districts; military oversight. State constitutions with Black male suffrage. Overrode Johnson veto.
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