The Start of the Civil War

What event marked the beginning of the American Civil War?

• Confederate artillery firing on Fort Sumter

• The Missouri Compromise

• South Carolina seceding from the Union

• Issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation

Which states formed the Confederate States of America?

• 11 Southern states

• 23 Northern and Western states

• Missouri and Maine

• South Carolina and Florida

What was the central issue that overshadowed all other disputes leading to the Civil War?

• Slavery

• Federal infrastructure projects

• Distribution of public lands

• Interpretation of the Constitution

Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War?

• President Abraham Lincoln

• President James Buchanan

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant

What was the primary aim of the North at the start of the Civil War?

• To preserve the Union

• To abolish slavery

• To expand federal powers

• To gain control of Fort Sumter