Civil War Test (7th)

What issue had divided the United States from the beginning?

• slavery

• farming

• factories

What is another word for a tax paid on goods that come from another country?

• cavalry

• tariff

• secede

Who was the president elected in 1860?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• George Washington

What state seceded from the United States in December 1860?

• South Carolina

• California

• Virginia

What is another word that means to officially leave or separate from a group?

• secede

• tariff

• cavalry

Was Sam Houston for or against Texas seceding from the United States?

• for Texas seceding

• against Texas seceding

Did Texas vote to secede from the United States or stay in the United States?

• Texas voted to secede.

• Texas voted to stay.

What was the name of the new government formed by the Southern States?

• Confederacy

• Union

Who was the president of the new government in the South?

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

• Sam Houston

What was Lincoln's side of the country called?

• Confederacy

• Union