Civil War Quiz - Part 1

What state seceded from the Union on December 20, 1860?

• Alabama

• North Carolina

• South Carolina

• Virginia

On February 8, 1861, six secessionist states together formed what new nation?

• Confederate States of America

• Confederate Nations of America

• Confederate Countries of America

• Confederate Cities of America

Who became president of the United States in 1861?

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant

The U.S. Civil War began on April 12, 1861, when the Confederates fired on what fort, located in Charleston harbor?

• Fort Detroit

• Fort Duquesne

• Fort Meigs

• Fort Sumter

Who served as president of the Confederacy?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• George Washington

• Ulysses S. Grant

Which of the following states did not join the Confederacy?

• Arkansas

• Ohio

• Tennessee

• South Carolina

Which was not an advantage of the North in the Civil War?

• population

• factories

• railway network

• more experienced leaders

The first large battle of the U.S. Civil War was fought at ____________.

• Charleston, South Carolina

• Montgomery, Alabama

• Bull Run, Virginia

• Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Who served as U.S. Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1869?

• William Tecumseh Sherman

• Robert E. Lee

• Gideon Wellles

• Ulysses S. Grant

Who won the battle of the First Mananas?

• British

• Confederacy

• French

• Union