American Civil War Quiz

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

• Admit them as free states

• Admit them as slave states

• Admit them as independent states

• Admit them as colonial states

Which political party in 1854 didn't want slavery in the western territories?

• Whigs

• Republicans

• Democrats

• Federalists

Who was elected president of the United States in 1860?

• George Washington

• Andrew Jackson

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

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

• South Carolina

• North Carolina

• Virginia

• Georgia

What was the name of the new country formed by the seceding southern states?

• United States of America

• Confederate States of America

• Union of Southern States

• Southern Confederacy

Which state was forced to decide which side it would fight with after South Carolina attacked Fort Sumter?

• Maryland

• Virginia

• Kentucky

• North Carolina

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

• South Carolina

• Georgia

• Virginia

• North Carolina

What was the main reason for the upset among white Southerners after Abraham Lincoln's election?

• Fear of economic collapse

• Fear of abolition of slavery

• Fear of foreign invasion

• Fear of losing political power

What was the main difference in the economy between the North and the South after the American Revolution?

• North became agricultural, South became industrial

• Both remained agricultural

• Both became industrial

• North became industrial, South remained agricultural

What was the percentage of enslaved people in the South before the Civil War?

• Over 50%

• Over 40%

• Over 30%

• Over 20%