Civil War & Reconstruction Quiz

When did the American Civil War end?

• 1877

• 1865

• 1860

• 1880

What was the name that the southern states gave to their new country?

• The Confederate States of America

• The New States of America

• The Southern States of America

• Racist People Land

What was one of the MAIN causes of the American Civil War?

• The southern states wanted to keep slavery

• Some people did not like Abraham Lincoln

• The southerners wanted to be able to go to the movies every day for free

• The southerners didn't think the northerners liked them

True or False?

In the Civil War, Americans fought a war against oursleves.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What were the southern states called?

• The Union

• The Confederacy

• The Traitors

• The Racists

What was the northern army called?

• The Northern People

• The Blue Guys

• The Union

• The Good Guys

Which army won the Civil War in 1865?

• The Confederacy

• The Union

TRUE or FALSE?

IF the Confederacy (the South) had won the war, the United States of America would have been split into two countries.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Union Army fought to ....

• keep the United States together, as one country

• keep African Americans enslaved

• elect Abraham Lincoln the Emperor of America

TRUE or FALSE?

The southern states agreed to peacefully follow the laws of the United States Constitution, including the freedom and equal rights of African Americans.

• TRUE

• FALSE