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The Civil War Quiz

Authored by Aaron Goffney

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary cause of the American Civil War?

Preservation of the Union

Eradication of slavery

Economic differences

Territorial expansion

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the Republican nominee in the 1860 presidential election?

Stephen Douglas

John C. Breckinridge

John Bell

Abraham Lincoln

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which state was the first to secede from the Union?

Mississippi

South Carolina

Texas

Georgia

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the cornerstone of the Confederate nation according to Alexander Stephens?

States' rights

Slavery and white supremacy

Economic independence

Religious freedom

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Anaconda Plan?

A naval blockade to strangle the Confederacy

A diplomatic effort to gain European support

A plan to emancipate slaves

A strategy to invade the North

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which battle marked the beginning of the Civil War?

Battle of Antietam

Battle of Fort Sumter

Battle of Gettysburg

Battle of Bull Run

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?

It granted citizenship to former slaves

It freed slaves in Confederate-controlled areas

It freed all slaves in the United States

It ended the Civil War

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