American Civil War Quiz

What was the major issue between the Northern states and the Southern states during the American Civil War?

• Trade agreements

• Taxation

• States' rights

• Slavery

What was the main crop grown on the plantations in the Southern states?

• Corn

• Rice

• Cotton

• Wheat

What did the Vermont Constitution of 1777 insist regarding slavery?

• It should be taxed

• It should be regulated

• It should be abolished

• It should be expanded

Which industry fueled a demand for wage labor in the Northern states during the antebellum period?

• Mining

• Fishing

• Manufacturing

• Agriculture

What movement in the North called for the legal end to slavery in all of the United States?

• Abolitionism

• Secessionism

• Unionism

• Confederacy

Who was the President of the United States when the first shots of the American Civil War were fired?

• James Madison

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Jackson

• Thomas Jefferson

How many states initially seceded from the United States of America to form the Confederate States of America?

• Five

• Six

• Seven

• Eight

Where did General Robert E. Lee of the Confederacy surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant of the Union?

• Antietam, Maryland

• Appomattox Court House, Virginia

• Bull Run, Virginia

• Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Approximately how many soldiers' lives were claimed during the American Civil War?

• 620,000

• 520,000

• 720,000

• 420,000

Which battle of the Civil War is considered a pyrrhic victory due to the devastating costs on both sides?

• All of the above

• Antietam

• Bull Run

• Gettysburg