Civil War and Reconstruction Quiz

Civil War and Reconstruction Quiz

8th Grade

35 Qs

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Civil War and Reconstruction Quiz

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Social Studies

8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which state was the first to secede from the Union?

South Carolina.

Virginia.

Georgia.

Mississippi.

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