Civil War- 8th grade

What was the southern capital during the Civil War?

• Raleigh

• Richmond

• Charleston

• Frankfort

What was the first southern state to secede?

• North Carolina

• Virginia

• Maryland

• South Carolina

What was the name given to the 11 southern states that seceded?

• The Confederate States of America

• The Union States of America

• The Republican States of America

• The Radical States of America

What does secede mean?

• destroy

• wipe out

• break away

• stay together

When was the Civil War fought?

• 1775-1783

• 1861-1865

• 1914-1918

• 1801-1812

Which of the following was NOT a strategy of the Union at the beginning of the war?

• Take control of the Mississippi River

• Set up a blockade of Southern ports

• Capture Richmond

• Set up a blockade of Northern ports

Name given to the Union war plans

• Anaconda Plan

• Cobra Plan

• Viper Plan

• Python Plan

Who was the president of the Confederacy?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

What political party did Lincoln belong to?

• Demarcate

• Freedmen

• Conservative

• Republican

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

• Vicksburg

• Gettysburg

• Fort Sumter

• Bull Run