The Civil War Alabama History Quiz

4th Grade

Question 1

What year did Alabama become the 22nd state of the United States of America?

a. 1818b. 1819c. 1820d. 2011

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Question 2

Who was elected president of the United States on November 6, 1860?

a. Andrew Johnsonb. Ulysses S. Grantc. Abraham Lincolnd. James Buchanan

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Question 3

What was the first state to secede from the United States on December 20, 1860?

a. Alabamab. Georgiac. South Carolinad. Virginia

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Question 4

On January 11, 1861, Alabama becomes the ______ state to secede from the Union.

a. 2ndb. 11thc. 4thd. 1st

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Question 5

Who becomes the first president of the Confederate States of America?

a. Jefferson Davisb. Thomas Jeffersonc. Robert E. Leed. Andrew Dexter

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Question 6

Confederate troops fire on __________ in Charleston, South Carolina on April 12, 1861. This begins the Civil War.

a. Fort Gainesb. Fort Condec. Fort Sumterd. Fort Morgan

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Question 7

What document issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863 freed all slaves?

a. 13th Amendmentb. Emancipation Proclamation c. Gettysburg Addressd. 14th Amendment

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Question 8

On September 17, 1862, the Battle of ________ was the bloodiest single day in U.S Military History (23,000 casualties).

a. Gettysburgb. Chickamaugac. Antietamd. Shiloh

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Question 9

Where does General Robert E. Lee surrender his Confederate Army to General Ulysses S. Grant?

a. Gettysburg, Pennsylvaniab. Montgomery, Alabamac. Antietam, Marylandd. Appomattox, Virginia

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Question 10

5 days after Gen. Lee surrenders, President Lincoln is shot. Who shot Pres. Lincoln on April 14, 1865?

a. John Wilkes Boothb. Gen. Robert E. Leec. Mary Todd Lincolnd. Andrew Johnson

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