Civil War

Who was elected president of the United States before and during the Civil War?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

What year did the Civil War begin?

• 1870

• 1854

• 1861

• 1865

What was the capital city of the Union during the Civil War?

• New York City

• Washington D.C.

• Greenwich, CT

• Boston, MA

About how many more people lived in the Union compared to the Confederacy?

• About 13 million

• About 1 million

• About 30 million

• About 100 thousand

The Election of 1860 was won by the...

• Republican Party
• Northern Democratic Party
• Southern Democratic Party
• Constitutional Union Party

After the election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency, the Southern states debated the question of __, or withdrawing from the Union.

• secession
• populous
• slavery
• federalist

Which of these concepts did secessionists use to support their views?

• constitutionalism
• states' rights
• popular sovereignty
• federalism

Which event marked the beginning of the Civil War?

• attack on Fort Sumter
• Lincoln-Douglas debates
• Lincoln inauguration
• secession of South Carolina

What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?

• to abolish slavery
• to end British control of the Western territories
• to make a profit selling war supplies
• to preserve the Union

Which of the following was a Union advantage during the Civil War?

• heavy military support fr Great Britain
• more experienced generals
• Southern Nationalism
• more soldiers and factories