Siege of Vicksburg
  • 1. When did the Siege of Vicksburg take place?
A) 1871
B) 1859
C) 1863
D) 1847
  • 2. Which Civil War general led the Union forces during the Siege of Vicksburg?
A) George B. McClellan
B) William Tecumseh Sherman
C) Ulysses S. Grant
D) Robert E. Lee
  • 3. On which river is Vicksburg located?
A) Colorado River
B) Ohio River
C) Hudson River
D) Mississippi River
  • 4. Which Confederate general defended Vicksburg during the siege?
A) Braxton Bragg
B) John C. Pemberton
C) Jubal Early
D) Stonewall Jackson
  • 5. How long did the Siege of Vicksburg last?
A) 35 days
B) 47 days
C) 21 days
D) 60 days
  • 6. What was the strategic significance of Vicksburg during the Civil War?
A) Access to Gulf of Mexico
B) Link between North and South
C) Control of the Mississippi River
D) Defend Richmond, Virginia
  • 7. What day did the Siege of Vicksburg end?
A) August 13
B) June 19
C) September 2
D) July 4
  • 8. In what modern-day state is Vicksburg located?
A) Louisiana
B) Mississippi
C) Tennessee
D) Alabama
  • 9. Which president praised the Union victory at Vicksburg as the most important of the war?
A) Jefferson Davis
B) Abraham Lincoln
C) Andrew Johnson
D) James Buchanan
  • 10. Which important military campaign directly preceded the Siege of Vicksburg?
A) Battle of Gettysburg
B) Battle of Shiloh
C) Battle of Antietam
D) Battle of Port Gibson
  • 11. Which was the military campaign that led to the Siege of Vicksburg?
A) Gettysburg Campaign
B) Antietam Campaign
C) Vicksburg Campaign
D) Atlanta Campaign
  • 12. Which of the following battles was fought after the Siege of Vicksburg?
A) Shiloh
B) Gettysburg
C) Bull Run
D) Antietam
  • 13. Why was Vicksburg known as the 'Gibraltar of the Confederacy'?
A) It was the capital of the Confederacy
B) It housed the Confederate treasury
C) It was a heavily fortified city
D) It controlled key trade routes
  • 14. Which Union admiral contributed to the Siege of Vicksburg by bombarding the city from the river?
A) James Lawrence
B) Oliver Hazard Perry
C) John Paul Jones
D) David Farragut
  • 15. Which Confederate city was the last major stronghold of the Mississippi River before Vicksburg fell?
A) Mobile
B) Port Hudson
C) Memphis
D) New Orleans
  • 16. Who won the Battle of Champion Hill, which was a prelude to the Siege of Vicksburg?
A) Confederate Army
B) Both sides claimed victory
C) Union Army
D) Battle ended in a draw
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