Beginning of the Civil War

Beginning of the Civil War

6th - 8th Grade

29 Qs

quiz-placeholder

Similar activities

Civil War & Reconstruction

Civil War & Reconstruction

8th Grade

28 Qs

Civil War & Reconstruction Test Review

Civil War & Reconstruction Test Review

8th Grade

24 Qs

American Civil War Test Review

American Civil War Test Review

7th Grade

25 Qs

Civil War

Civil War

7th Grade

25 Qs

8th Grade Chapter 10 Test "A Nation Divided"

8th Grade Chapter 10 Test "A Nation Divided"

8th Grade

25 Qs

Hill Civil War Review

Hill Civil War Review

7th Grade

26 Qs

The Civil War and Reconstruction

The Civil War and Reconstruction

7th Grade

24 Qs

Civil War part 1

Civil War part 1

6th Grade

24 Qs

Beginning of the Civil War

Beginning of the Civil War

Assessment

Quiz

History

6th - 8th Grade

Easy

Created by

David Longenecker

Used 37+ times

FREE Resource

29 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

More factories, larger population, and more railroads 
Confederate advantages
Union advantages
Reasons for  Southern victory
Cause of the battle of Gettysburg

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image
What was Lincoln's main goal at the beginning of the Civil War?
to abolish slavery
to end British control of the Western territories
to make the Southern economy not dependent on cotton 
to preserve the Union

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Leading commander of the Union Army was ___, leading general of the Confederacy was ___. 
Robert E. Lee; George McClellan
Abraham Lincoln; Jefferson Davis
Stonewall Jackson; Joseph Hooker
Ulysses S. Grant; Robert E. Lee

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which side believed that states' rights was a cause of the Civil War?
Union
Confederacy

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image
Even though these states had slavery, they did not join the Confederate states.
Western States
State of Confusion
Border States
Southern States

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Controlled the House of Representatives
North
South

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Worried about losing political power in congress
North
South

Create a free account and access millions of resources

Create resources
Host any resource
Get auto-graded reports
or continue with
Microsoft
Apple
Others
By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Service & Privacy Policy
Already have an account?