American Civil War Multiple-Choice Test

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

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

• Union

• Slavery

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

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Union

• Confederacy

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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

• Fort Sumter

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Missouri Compromise

• Confederacy

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Fort Sumter

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Union

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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

• Missouri Compromise

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Fugitive Slave Act

• States Rights

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which event marked the beginning of the American Civil War?

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Fort Sumter

• Missouri Compromise

• Fugitive Slave Act

What was the major issue that led to the secession of Southern states from the Union?

• Fort Sumter

• Missouri Compromise

• Slavery

• Abraham Lincoln

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which side of the Civil War was in favor of abolishing slavery?

• Union

• Confederacy

• States Rights

• Jefferson Davis

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What was the name given to the group of states that seceded from the United States during the Civil War?

• Confederacy

• Union

• Slavery

• Fort Sumter

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9