American Civil War Multiple-Choice Test

American Civil War Multiple-Choice Test

6th - 8th Grade

10 Qs

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American Civil War Multiple-Choice Test

American Civil War Multiple-Choice Test

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.7.9, RI.4.5, RI.6.1

+9

Standards-aligned

Created by

L. Thomas

FREE Resource

10 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?

Jefferson Davis

Abraham Lincoln

Union

Slavery

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War?

Abraham Lincoln

Jefferson Davis

Union

Confederacy

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which compromise aimed to maintain a balance between free and slave states in the United States?

Fort Sumter

Emancipation Proclamation

Missouri Compromise

Confederacy

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

After California became a state, what principle was heavily advocated by Southern states as a justification for secession?

Emancipation Proclamation

Slavery

States Rights

Abraham Lincoln

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which legislation allowed for the capture and return of runaway slaves to their owners?

Emancipation Proclamation

Fort Sumter

Fugitive Slave Act

Union

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which document declared that all slaves in Confederate-held territory were to be set free?

Missouri Compromise

Emancipation Proclamation

Fugitive Slave Act

States Rights

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which event marked the beginning of the American Civil War?

Emancipation Proclamation

Fort Sumter

Missouri Compromise

Fugitive Slave Act

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