The Country Goes to War Quiz

Abraham Lincoln is elected President November 6, 1860

• True

• False

South Carolina secedes from the Union December 20, 1860

• True

• False

The Confederacy fired on Fort Sumter April 12, 1861

• True

• False

Battle of Bull Run happens July 21, 1861

• True

• False

The South became fearful that Abraham Lincoln would

• dismantle the union

• abolish tariffs

• abolish slavery

• allow slaves to fight for the union

What was the first state to secede from the Union?

• Virginia

• New York

• Alabama

• South Carolina

What is a border state?

• state located in between the south and north and is a slave state

• state located in between the south and north and is a free state

• state located in between east and west and is a free state

• state located in between east and west and is a slave state

Who was the president of the Confederacy?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Donald Trump

• Jefferson Davis

• Barack Obama

What was the capital of the Confederacy?

• Richmond, Virginia

• Montgomery, Alabama

• Panama City, Florida

• Atlanta, Georgia

What was the first battle of the Civil War?

• Battle of Gettysberg

• Battle of Bull Run

• Battle of Shiloh

• Battle of Bands