Civil War Quiz

What was the 1st state to secede?

• North Carolina

• South Carolina

• Virgina

• Florida

What was the last state to secede?

• Arkansas

• Texas

• Florida

• Tennessee

To break away from a group

• state's rights
• slavery
• Gettysburg
• secede

The states that left the Union called themselves the...

• Non-union States of America
• Southern States of America
• Confederacy
• Imperialist

How many states eventually joined the Confederacy?

• 10

• 11

• 24

• 15

Shortly after Lincoln’s election, Georgia

• Seceded from the Union.

• Seceded from the Confederacy.

• Remained loyal to the Union.

• Abolished slavery to avoid war.

​ (a)   was the first state to vote to secede from the Union.

• South Carolina
• Georgia
• New York
• Tennessee

The States have their status in the Union, and they have no other legal status...The Union, and not themselves separately, procured their independence and their liberty.

-President A. Lincoln,

Message to Congress,

July 4, 1861

Which constitutional issue was President Lincoln addressing in this excerpt?

• The right of citizens to choose representatives

• The power of states to organize militias

• The unalienable rights of citizens

• The legal ability of states to secede

What was the main argument of Southern states in favor of secession?

• States' rights

• Economic independence

• Religious freedom

• Territorial expansion

What resources did the Union have?

• Factories

• Railroads

• Stronger political structure

• More advanced military