SS Quiz 18

What was the first of the Southern states to secede from the US?

• Mississippi
• South Carolina
• North Carolina
• Florida

What was the name for the people who wanted the South to work out its differences with the North?

• Yanks
• Rebs
• Confederates
• Cooperationists

Where do some historians think escaped slaves shared information about safe houses?

• Quilts
• Songs
• Stories
• Railroads

Who fired the first shots at Fort Sumter?

• President Lincoln
• Slaves
• The Union
• The Confederacy

What side were African American men allowed to serve with and wear their blue uniforms?

• The Union
• The Confederacy
• All of the above
• None of the above

What battle showed everyone that both sides were serious about fighting and that the war would not come to a quick end?

• Fort Sumter
• The Battle at Bull Run
• The Battle of Antietam
• The Civil War

Which of the following was not a leader for the North or South troops during the Civil War?

• Ulysses S. Grant
• Robert E. Lee
• Abraham Lincoln
• None of the above

How was Jefferson Davis chosen as president for the Confederate States of America?

• He campaigned
• He was not chosen president
• The people chose him 
• He chose himself 

What battle did the North win just before Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation?

• The Battle at Bull Rull
• Fort Sumter
• The Battle of Antietam
• None of the above

What did the Emancipation Proclamation mean for slaves?

• They would still have to work in the South
• They would be free
• There were no changes for slaves
• Slavery would be allowed in all of the U.S.