Quiz: The Civil War & the Ku Klux Klan

What was the main cause of the U.S. Civil War?

• The conflict over slavery.
• The election of Abraham Lincoln.
• Disagreements over state rights.
• Economic disputes between the North and South.

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

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

Which side was also known as the Confederacy?

• The Southern states

• The Northern states

• The Western territories

• The Eastern colonies

The Emancipation Proclamation was important because it …

• increased the power of the Confederate states
• led to immediate statehood for all territories
• was a military strategy to conquer the South
• freed enslaved people in Confederate states and strengthened the Union's moral cause.

When did the Civil War end?

• 1865

• 1875

• 1965

• 2025

The Ku Klux Klan was originally formed to …

• resist Reconstruction efforts and maintain white supremacy
• encourage integration of communities
• support economic equality
• promote civil rights for all races

The Southern economy before the Civil War depended heavily on slavery.

• True

• False

The Union won the Civil War.

• False

• True

The Ku Klux Klan supported equal rights for all races.

• True

• False

The Ku Klux Klan was a group of religious people fighting against the government.

• True

• False