A Nation at War Quiz

Which states formed the Confederacy during the Civil War?

• Eleven southern states

• Four border states

• Northern states

• Western states

What was the North's plan to stop the Confederacy?

• Attack from the east and west at the same time

• Form an alliance with France and Britain

• Blockade the southern ports

• Use guerrilla warfare tactics

What advantage did the South have during the Civil War?

• More factories

• More railroads

• Good military leaders

• Larger population

What did the South hope to gain from France and Britain?

• Military leaders

• Financial support

• Cotton trade

• Weapons

Who led the Confederate army?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

What significant event happened in July 1861?

• The Battle of Gettysburg

• The Battle of Bull Run

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The capture of Vicksburg

What was the result of the Battle of Antietam?

• The Union captured Confederate forts

• The Union stopped the Confederate army

• The South gained control of the Mississippi River

• The Emancipation Proclamation was issued

What did the Emancipation Proclamation achieve?

• It freed enslaved people

• It captured Confederate forts

• It blocked southern ports

• It ended the Civil War

Why did people in the North oppose the draft?

• They were too poor to pay

• They supported the Confederacy

• They wanted to join the army voluntarily

• They believed in states' rights

What was the significance of the Union's victory at Vicksburg?

• It freed enslaved people

• It stopped the Confederate army

• It gave the Union control of the Mississippi River

• It ended the Civil War