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The Civil War: Events and Battles

Authored by Samantha Dalton

Social Studies

11th Grade

The Civil War: Events and Battles
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What years did the Civil War take place?

1861-1865

1775-1783

1914-1918

1492-1496

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a fact about the Civil War?

It was a conflict between the North and South in the United States.

It was fought in Europe during the 1800s.

It was a war between Canada and Mexico.

It was a conflict over oil resources.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The major military and political events of the Civil War included:

The Emancipation Proclamation, the Battle of Gettysburg, and the surrender at Appomattox Court House

The signing of the Treaty of Paris, the Boston Tea Party, and the Louisiana Purchase

The Cuban Missile Crisis, the Watergate Scandal, and the Vietnam War

The building of the Panama Canal, the Gold Rush, and the Salem Witch Trials

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The key leaders of the Civil War were:

Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis

George Washington and John Adams

Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill

Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Southern states seceded because:

they wanted to preserve slavery and states' rights

they sought to expand westward peacefully

they wanted to abolish slavery

they were seeking independence from Britain

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does 'secede/secession' mean? Fill in the blank: Secede/secession means to ______ the United States.

leave

join

support

govern

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The secession of southern states triggered a long and costly war that concluded with which of the following outcomes?

A) Southern victory and continuation of slavery

B) Northern victory, restoration of the Union, and emancipation of the slaves

C) No change, the Union remained the same

D) The United States split into two countries

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