Civil War - What do you know?

What was the American Civil War?

• A war between the United States and Canada
• A conflict over the American Revolution
• A battle fought in Europe during the 1800s
• The American Civil War was a conflict in the United States from 1861 to 1865 between the Union and the Confederacy.

What were the two sides of the Civil War?

• Union and Confederacy
• Federalists and Loyalists
• North and South
• East and West

What was the cause of the Civil War?

• Economic disputes between the North and South
• Disagreements over state rights
• The primary cause of the Civil War was slavery.
• The election of Abraham Lincoln as president

Leading up to the Civil War, the United States was expanding West and adding states to the Union.

• True

• False

Where was Slavery legalized in the US prior to the Civil War?

• Northern States

• Western Territories

• Southern States

An abolitionist is someone who

• advocates for women's suffrage
• supports the continuation of slavery
• promotes economic reforms
• advocates for the abolition of slavery

States having the ability to make laws in areas which the Federal government does not is called

• Federal authority
• Local governance
• States' Rights

• National jurisdiction

Most of the fighting during the Civil War actually took place where?

• In the Northern states, particularly New York.
• In the Southern states, especially Virginia.
• In the Midwest, mainly Illinois.
• On the West Coast, especially California.

Which was the first state to secede from the Union?

• Texas
• Georgia
• South Carolina
• Virginia

Who was president of the United States During the Civil War?

• Thomas Jefferson
• Abraham Lincoln
• Ulysses S. Grant
• George Washington