Civil War and Reconstruction Quiz

What was the main economic difference between the North and South before the Civil War?

• The North was industrial; the South relied on agriculture and slavery.

• They both relied on factories.

• The South had more railroads.

• The North depended on slavery.

How did the issue of states' rights contribute to the Civil War?

• Southern states wanted to make their own laws, including about slavery.

• The South wanted higher taxes.

• They disagreed over farming.

• The North supported slavery.

What was the Missouri Compromise?

• It allowed one free state and one slave state to keep balance in Congress.

• It ended the Civil War.

• It banned slavery nationwide.

• It allowed only free states in the West.

What did the Dred Scott decision rule?

• That slaves were not citizens and had no rights.

• That slavery was illegal.

• That all states must allow slavery.

• That African Americans could vote.

Why did Lincoln's election in 1860 lead to Southern secession?

• Southerners feared he would abolish slavery.

• Because he promised to lower tariffs.

• Because he planned to invade the South.

• Because he supported the Confederacy.

What event marked the beginning of the Civil War?

• The attack on Fort Sumter.

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence.

• The Battle of Gettysburg.

• The surrender at Appomattox.

Which state was the first to secede from the Union?

• South Carolina.

• Virginia.

• Georgia.

• Mississippi.

What was one advantage the North had going into the war?

• More factories and a larger population.

• Better generals.

• More farmland.

• Support from Britain.

What was one advantage the South had during the war?

• Military leadership and knowledge of the land.

• More factories.

• Larger navy.

• More railroads.

Who was the president of the Confederacy?

• Jefferson Davis.

• Abraham Lincoln.

• Ulysses S. Grant.

• Stephen Douglas.