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Quiz: Civil War Era

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The Battle of Antietam, the Civil War's deadliest one-day fight

Quiz: Civil War Era tests your knowledge of one of the most defining periods in American history. Explore major battles, key figures, and critical legislation from the war and Reconstruction. Ideal for history lovers and scholars, this quiz invites you to step into the past and grasp the events that shaped the nation’s destiny. Uncover the Civil War’s influence on America’s social and political landscape in a concise yet comprehensive challenge.

Quiz: Civil War Era

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What year did the American Civil War begin?

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Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?

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Which state was the first to secede from the Union?

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What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?

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Who was the commander of the Union Army from March 1864 to the end of the Civil War?

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What was the bloodiest single-day battle of the American Civil War?

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What was the name of the Confederate capital?

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What was the main reason for the outbreak of the American Civil War?

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Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the Civil War?

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Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?

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Which event marked the start of the Great Depression?

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Machu Picchu, discovered in the early twentieth century, is a lost city of which civilization?

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Who was the commander of the Union Army from March 1864 to the end of the Civil War?

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Who was the emperor during the conquest of Dacia, resulting in the vast wealth influx to Rome?

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Which Native American tribe was involved in the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890?

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Who was the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt?

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Which famous French painter is known for the series of paintings named "Water Lilies"?

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World War II started with Germany attacking which country?

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Which 19th-century policy sought to assimilate Native Americans into mainstream American society?

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Robert E. Lee was married to Mary Anna Custis Lee. Who was she the great-granddaughter of?

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What was the US policy of preventing the spread of communism known as?

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Which Native American leader led the fight against the United States during the Seminole Wars?

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About which President was Walt Whitman’s poem Oh Captain, My Captain written?

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Who was JFK's Vice President, who succeeded him after his assassination?

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La Malinche was an interpreter and intermediary who aided Hernán Cortés in the conquest of which pre-Hispanic civilization?

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The last Inca emperor was assassinated in 1533, but resistance to the Spanish continued for several decades. In which year was the last Inca stronghold conquered, ending the stubborn resistance of the once-great empire?

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Who was the god of death and the afterlife in Ancient Egyptian mythology?

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Which American president famously declared "Ich bin ein Berliner" (I am a Berliner) in a speech in Berlin?

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Which number president of the United States was Abraham Lincoln?

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Who was the Native American woman who assisted Lewis and Clark on their expedition?

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