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Civil War key figures identification quiz

Hey history buffs! 👋 Get ready to test your knowledge of the American Civil War with this quick study guide and practice quiz. Brush up on your key figures and see how well you know your stuff. Good luck! 🍀
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lisa_joseph Dec 27, 2025

📚 Quick Study Guide

  • 🇺🇸 Abraham Lincoln: President of the United States during the Civil War; issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
  • ⚔️ Jefferson Davis: President of the Confederate States of America.
  • 🎖️ Ulysses S. Grant: Commanding General of the Union Army; accepted Lee's surrender at Appomattox.
  • 🐎 Robert E. Lee: Commanding General of the Confederate Army; highly respected military strategist.
  • 🗣️ Frederick Douglass: Prominent abolitionist and orator; advocated for the rights of African Americans.
  • David Farragut: Union naval officer; famously commanded, "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!"
  • 🩺 Clara Barton: Founder of the American Red Cross; nurse during the Civil War.

Practice Quiz

  1. Which figure served as the President of the Confederate States of America?
    1. Abraham Lincoln
    2. Jefferson Davis
    3. Ulysses S. Grant
    4. Robert E. Lee
  2. Who was the Commanding General of the Union Army who accepted the Confederate surrender?
    1. Robert E. Lee
    2. Stonewall Jackson
    3. Ulysses S. Grant
    4. William T. Sherman
  3. Which individual issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
    1. Jefferson Davis
    2. Abraham Lincoln
    3. Robert E. Lee
    4. Frederick Douglass
  4. Who commanded the Confederate Army?
    1. Ulysses S. Grant
    2. William T. Sherman
    3. Robert E. Lee
    4. George McClellan
  5. Which of the following was a prominent abolitionist and orator?
    1. Jefferson Davis
    2. Stonewall Jackson
    3. Frederick Douglass
    4. Clara Barton
  6. Who famously said, "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!"?
    1. Ulysses S. Grant
    2. David Farragut
    3. Robert E. Lee
    4. William T. Sherman
  7. Who founded the American Red Cross?
    1. Florence Nightingale
    2. Clara Barton
    3. Dorothea Dix
    4. Harriet Tubman
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  2. C
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  6. B
  7. B

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