Jefferson Davis

Where was Jefferson born?

• In a log cabin

• In a small village

• In a large city

• In a castle

What did Jefferson Davis's father do?

• owned a farm

• served in the military

• worked as a lawyer

• ran a business

What was Jefferson Davis's education like?

• He went to public and private schools and studied to be a lawyer.

• He was self-taught and had no formal education.

• He attended military school and became a soldier.

• He studied engineering and became an inventor.

Jefferson Davis was in the military for ​ (a)   before he went to work on a plantation.

• eleven years
• twelve years
• twenty years
• five years
• ten years

Davis resigned from Congress so that he could join the military during the ​ (a)   .

• Mexican-American War
• Civil War
• Revolutionary War
• World War I

President Pierce appointed Davis ​ (a)  

• Secretary of War.
• President
• Vice President
• Speaker of the House

In 1861, Davis became

• Commander of the Confederate Army

• President of the United States

• Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

• Leader of the French Revolution

Davis did not agree with secession.

• True

• False

What was the begin of the Civil War?

• The Battle of Fort Sumter

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Battle of Gettysburg

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

Davis spent ​ (a)   in prison for treason.

• two years
• five years
• one year
• ten years