Civil War

What was the main economic activity of the North?

• urban

• agrarian

• industrial

• agriculture

The name given to the southern army.

• Confederates
• Union
• Americans
• Military

Whose election contributed to the beginning of the Civil War due to his belief that there should be no slavery?

• Frederick Douglass

• Henry Clay

• Andrew Jackson

• Abraham Lincoln

What might have happened had the Civil War not occurred?

• The Confederacy would not have been formed

• Lincoln would not have been elected President

• Slavery would never have existed

• States could drop out of the U.S. anytime they wished

What title was shared by both George Washington and Jefferson Davis?

• President

• Chief General

• Chief Justice

• U.S. Senator

This was the president of the Confederate States.

• Abraham Lincoln
• Ulysses S. Grant
• Robert E. Lee
• Jefferson Davis

How was the Civil War different from the American Revolution?

• The U.S. successfully established its independence in the Revolution; the Confederacy did not during the Civil War

• The Civil War was fought in the United States; the Revolution was fought in Britain

• The Revolutionary War involved naval battles; the Civil War was fought entirely on land

• The Civil War was fought between the U.S. and Britain; the Revolution was fought between groups in the U.S.

What can you infer from the fact that the first Civil War battles had spectators?

• People enjoyed spending time outdoors

• People did not realize how serious the war would become

• People did not know that war could be violent

• People realized that the war would last for years

This was the President of the Union.

• Jefferson Davis
• Robert E. Lee
• Ulysses S Grant
• Abraham Lincoln

The Confederacy was richer than the Union

• True

• False

Answer explanation

On the homefront, the Union had $234,000,000 in bank deposit and coined money or specie while the Confederacy had $74,000,000