First Civil War Quiz

What was the key difference between the Northern and Southern economies that helped lead to war?

• The Southern economy depended on slavery and the Northern economy did not

• North was more populous than the South

• the South was agricultural and the North focused on Industry

• The North was predominantly Protestant and had organized religion

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

• Houston

• Goliad

• Fort Sumter

• The Alamo

The election of the 16th President Abraham Lincoln in 1860 triggers the

• Spanish American War

• Mexican American War

• American Revolution

• The Civil War

What does "secede" mean?

• To come together with a country

• To break away from a country

• A slave tool

• Rights that states should have

What does "annex" mean?

• An event during the Mexican American War

• A battle during the civil war

• To join a country

• To break away from a country

What was the name of the colony where the first slaves were brought?

• Delaware

• Roanoke

• Maryland

• Jamestown

What year was Jamestown founded?

• 1620

• 1619

• 1615

• 1916

What were the southern states that seceded from the nation called?

• The Unwanted Southerns

• The Confederacy

• The Union

• The Rebel States

The Confederacy left because the Union did not agree with their....

• Railroad Systems

• Climate Control

• Opinions

• States' Rights

States Rights are....

• Powers that the federal government does not want

• The rights and powers held by the federal government

• A tax placed on imported goods

• The rights and powers held by US states rather than by the federal government