
The Civil War Unit: The War Begins
Authored by Gregory Orapallo
Social Studies
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What event led to the start of the Civil War?
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Confederate attack on Fort Sumter
The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation
The election of Abraham Lincoln
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
On what date did the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter occur?
July 4, 1863
April 12, 1861
December 25, 1860
May 10, 1865
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which border state separated Washington, DC, from the rest of the North?
Kentucky
Maryland
Missouri
Delaware
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which two border states controlled parts of important rivers during the Civil War?
Virginia and Tennessee
Kentucky and Missouri
Maryland and Delaware
North Carolina and South Carolina
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the purpose of the U.S. Sanitary Commission?
To train soldiers for battle
To send bandages, medicine, and food to Union army camps and hospitals
To negotiate peace treaties
To recruit foreign allies
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following was NOT a problem faced by both armies at the start of the Civil War?
Shortages of clothing
Inexperienced volunteers
Overabundance of food
Lack of rifles
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which city was the Confederate capital that the North aimed to capture?
Atlanta
Richmond
Charleston
New Orleans
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