American Civil War Quiz

What was the main difference between the North and the South in the mid-19th century?

• The North had abolished slavery while the South had not

• The North had fewer enslaved people while the South had more

• The North had more cities while the South had more farms

• The North was industrial while the South remained mostly agricultural

What was the big question regarding the new territories in the West in the 1850s?

• Whether to abolish slavery altogether

• Whether to admit them as free states or slave states

• How to industrialize the new territories

• How to divide the land among the existing states

Which political party in 1854 opposed slavery in the western territories?

• Democrats

• Whigs

• Federalists

• Republicans

Who was elected as the president of the United States in 1860, leading to upset among white Southerners?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Jackson

• George Washington

What did the southern states claim they had the right to do in response to Lincoln's election?

• Join the Republican party

• Secede or break away from the United States

• Abolish slavery altogether

• Industrialize their economy

Which state became the first to secede from the Union in December 1860?

• Texas

• Georgia

• Virginia

• South Carolina

What event led to the actual beginning of the Civil War?

• South Carolina's attack on Fort Sumter

• Lincoln's election as president

• Virginia's decision to join the Confederacy

• The formation of the Confederate States of America

Which state refused to leave the Union and later became the state of West Virginia in 1863?

• North Carolina

• Tennessee

• Kentucky

• 50 counties in western Virginia