Confederate States of America
What were the southern states that decided to secede from the United States and form their own government called?
A. The North
B. The South
C. The Confederate States of America
D. The Union
The Confederate States of America
What battle began the Civil War?
The Battle of Fort Sumter
When did the Civil War begin?
A. When Abraham Lincoln was assassinated
B. When Fort Sumter was attacked by Confederates
C. When Jefferson Davis was elected President of the Confederacy
D. When Northern states seceded from the Union
When Fort Sumter was attacked by Confederates
Northerners wanted slavery to be “done away with.” What word best describes what they wanted to happen to slavery?
A. Left
B. Thrown
C. Started
D. Abolished
Abolished
How long did the Civil War last?
A. 3 years
B. 4 months
C. 7 years
D. 4 years
4 years
How many states seceded from the Union?
A. 11
B. 10
C. 14
D. 12
11
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to end the Civil War?
A. Nebraska
B. Gettysburg
C. New York
D. Appomattox Court House in Virginia
Appomattox Court House in Virginia
What were most people worried about when Abraham Lincoln was running for president?
A. They thought he would raise taxes
B. They thought he would try to abolish slavery
C. They thought he would lose
D. They thought that he would do wonderful things for both the North and the South
They thought he would try to abolish slavery
What are territories?
A. Big states
B. Small states
C. Not states
D. Old states
Not states
What year did the Civil War end?
A. 1865
B. 1863
C. 1862
D. 1870
1865
Who became the President of the Confederacy?
A. Jefferson Davis
B. Robert E. Lee
C. Ulysses S. Grant
D. The Confederacy did not have a president
What was the main goal of the siege of Vicksburg?
A. To gain control of the Ohio Valley
B. To gain control of the Tennessee Valley
C. To gain control of the Mississippi River
D. To gain control of the Missouri River
To gain control of the Mississippi River
Why did the South want to keep slavery?
A. It was important to their economy
B. They wanted to make the people in the North angry
C. They liked having people do things for them
D. They wanted to make the government angry
It was important to their economy
The Northern states were well known for __________________.
A. Slavery
B. Industry
C. Farming
D. Warm weather
Industry
True or False? In 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in the Confederacy.
A. True
B. False
True
What was the first state to secede from the Union?
A. Alabama
B. South Carolina
C. Mississippi
D. Tennessee
South Carolina
What was the turning point in the Civil War?
A. When 500,000 soldiers were killed
B. The Battle of Gettysburg
C. The Confederate Surrender
D. The invasion of Richmond
The Battle of Gettysburg
Why did Congress declare war on the Confederate States of America?
A. Because slavery was immoral
B. Because they wanted to punish the southern states
C. Because they wanted to preserve the Union
D. Because they felt sorry for the slaves
Because they wanted to preserve the Union
What was the South's economy known for?
A. Industry
B. Factories
C. Agriculture
D. Stores
Agriculture
Which of the following is true about Abraham Lincoln?
A. He was born in a log cabin
B. He wanted to end slavery
C. He was from the North
D. All of the above
All of the above
Mississippi was the ____________ state to secede from the Union.
A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Tenth
Second
Which amendment banned slavery in the United States?
A. 1st Amendment
B. 14th Amendment
C. 15th Amendment
D. 13th Amendment
13th Amendment
What did Southerners say would happen if Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States?
A. They would celebrate
B. They would leave the Union
C. They would remain in the Union
D. They would assassinate him
They would leave the Union
The Civil War was fought between the _____________ and the ____________.
A. Americans; northern states
B. Confederate states; Union states
C. Southern states; Confederate states
D. Union states; northern states
Confederate states; Union states
Many Northerners began to oppose the Civil War because _____________.
A. They realized the importance of slavery to the South’s economy
B. They felt that the Union was being too harsh on the Confederacy
C. They thought Lincoln was following his own agenda instead of the Union’s agenda
D. They were upset by the length of the war and the number of casualties
They were upset by the length of the war and the number of casualties