Civil War Test

Which state was the first to secede from the Union?

• South Carolina

• North Carolina

• Georgia

• Alabama

Why did the Southern states decide to secede from the Union?

• Congress abolished slavery with the 13th Amendment.

• Abraham Lincoln was elected president.

• Stephen Douglas was elected president.

• Congress passed a tariff on cotton.

Why was the Confederate capture of Fort Sumter in 1861 significant?

• It inspired northern voters to elect Lincoln as president.

• Allowed the south to form an alliance with France

• Marked the beginning of the Civil War.

• Forced the Border states to free their slaves

According to the charts, which of these is true?

• The populations of the North and South were equal

• The South had more manufacturing plants

• The South had more railroads

• The North had more industrial workers

How did the blockade of southern ports during the Civil War affect people living in South Carolina?

• Made people wealthier

• Helped slaves escape to freedom in the North

• Opened new trade routes

• Kept the Confederacy from recieving supplies

What was the main reason that many Southerners thought that Great Britain would support the Confederacy in the Civil War?

• Plantation owners in Great Britain owned slaves.

• Most British immigrants to the US lived in the South.

• Britih politicians wanted to weaken the United States

• Britain relied on Southern cotton for its factories.

Who was elected president of the Confederacy?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• John Breckinridge

• Alexander Stephens

Where did the Civil War begin?

• Fort Sumter

• Bull Run

• Gettysburg

• Antietam

Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland , and Delaware were border states? How did they differ from the rest of the Union?

• They were slave states

• They were in the mountains

• They were along the coast.

• They all relied on industry.

How was the Union gaining control of the Mississippi River a significant achievement?

• gave the Confederacy control of Washington DC

• started the Northern bockade

• was the turning point of the war

• split the Confederacy in half