
Civil War Pre-Quiz
Authored by Andy Tucker
History
6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which is the primary reason the Confederacy was formed?
To defend states' rights from the federal government
To oppose military occupation of southern states
To preserve and expand slavery
To provide more opportunity to build railroads and factories
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Southern states seceded from the United States immediately following:
The Republican nomination of Abraham Lincoln to run for President
The separation of the Democratic party into Northern Democrats and Southern Democrats
Lincoln's election
Lincoln's inaugural address
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The "war" phase of the Civil War started after:
Confederate militias bombarded and captured Ft. Sumter
Southern states formed the Confederate States of America
Abraham Lincoln's inauguration and promise to restore the Union
The battle of Manassas/ Bull Bun
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following were Northern/Union Advantages?
More manufacturing ability
More miles of railroad
Commercial farms
Better generals
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following were Southern/Confederate generals?
George McClellan
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
William Sherman
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which Civil War battle had the highest number of casualties (killed, wounded, missing)?
Bull Run/ Manasses
Antietam/ Sharpsburg
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Most soldiers in the Confederacy consisted of:
Poor white farmers
Slave owners
White non-slave owners
Sons of Slave owners
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