Causes of the Civil War (part 2)

Who was the most famous activist for the Underground Railroad?

• Harriet Beecher Stowe
• Harriet Tubman
• Abraham Lincoln
• John Brown

Who was John Brown?

• An abolitionist
• A slave

Was Abraham Lincoln a Democrat or a Republican?

• Democrat
• Republican

Who became president of the United States in 1860, at the brink of the Civil War?

• Andrew Jackson
• Abraham Lincoln
• John Adams
• Alexander Stephens

Following the 1860 presidential election, which southern state seceded from the Union first?

• Florida
• Georgia
• South Carolina
• Tennessee

How many states immediately followed South Carolina's lead in seceding from the Union?

• three
• six
• nine
• twelve

The Civil War started with an attack on the federal garrison at Fort Sumter in Charleston, SC.  When did this occur?

• April 12, 1860
• April 12, 1861
• April 12, 1864
• April 12, 1865

Which southern state was the last to secede from the Union?

• Florida
• Georgia
• South Carolina
• Tennessee

Which state was so divided in its' decision regarding secession that it split into two states thereby creating a new Union-loyal state?

• Arkansas
• North Carolina
• Tennessee
• Virginia

Another state would have split into two states had it been located further north and closer to the support of Federal forces.  Which state was this?

• Arkansas
• North Carolina
• Tennessee
• Virginia