South Carolina was the first state to...

• ...ban slavery in the South.

• ...declare it's support for Abraham Lincoln.

• ...leave the Union and establish a confederacy.

• ...affirm it's support for popular sovereignty.

How many total southern states seceded from the Union?

• four

• seven

• nine

• eleven

Who became president of the Confederate States of America?

• Robert E. Lee

• Stephen Douglas

• Jefferson Davis

• P.T.G. Beauregard

Which of these states decided to stay in the Union?

• Kansas and Nebraska

• Texas and Oklahoma

• Arkansas and Tennessee

• Missouri and Kentucky

In the process of secession what happened to the state of Virginia?

• The state allowed slavery.

• The state abolished slavery.

• The state decided to stay within the Union.

• It's border changed to allow the formation of a new state.

Fort Sumter is located where?

• Off the coast of South Carolina.

• Deep in the heart of North Carolina.

• An island in the center of the Mississippi River.

• Southwest of the port of New Orleans.

Which battle made everyone realize that the conflict is going to be a long war between the North and the South?

• The Battle of Gettysburg

• The First Battle of Bull Run

• The Battle of Vicksburg

• The Battle for Fort Sumter

Which was the capital for the Confederate States of America?

• Atlanta, GA

• Washington, D.C.

• Richmond, VA

• Charleston, S.C.

What was the name of the Northern plan that intended to get control of the Mississippi River and Southern coastal ports and force the South into surrender?

• Cobra

• Anaconda

• Boa Constrictor

• Bull Snake

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

• Freed slaves in areas that were at war with the Union.

• Freed slaves in all the Southern States.

• Freed slaves in all of the United States.

• All of these.