American Civil War Quiz (US 8)

What was the major issue between the Northern states and the Southern states that led to the American Civil War?

• States' rights

• Economy

• Slavery

• Immigration

In the Southern economy, which crop was one of the most important crops grown on plantations?

• Corn

• Wheat

• Cotton

• Sugar

What did the Vermont Constitution of 1777 insist regarding the equality of all men?

•  They are born as slaves

•  They are equally free and independent

• They are born as subjects

•  They are born as property

Which industry saw significant growth in the North during the antebellum period (1815 - 1860)?

• Agriculture

• Transportation

• Textiles

• Mining

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

• Industrialization

• Abolitionism

• Secessionism

• Unionism

Who was the President of the United States when the Southern states seceded and formed the Confederate States of America?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Jackson

Where were the first shots of the American Civil War fired, marking the beginning of the conflict?

• Fort McHenry, Maryland

• Alamo, Texas

• Fort Sumter, South Carolina

• Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Approximately how many soldiers lost their lives during the American Civil War?

• a. 10,000

• b. 100,000

• c. 500,000

• d. 1,000,000

Which general of the Confederacy surrendered to the Union at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia?

• a. Stonewall Jackson

• b. Robert E. Lee

• c. Ulysses S. Grant

• d. William Tecumseh Sherman

Where did some of the most famous battles of the Civil War take place?

• a. New Orleans, Louisiana

• b. Boston, Massachusetts

• c. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

• d. San Francisco, California