Civil War Quiz

What was the biggest issue that caused conflict leading to the Civil War?

• Slavery

• Sectionalism

• Compromises

• States’ Rights

What does "states’ rights" mean?

• Belief that states could make their own laws

• The right to own slaves

• The right to vote

• The right to form new countries

Who was the president of the Confederacy during the Civil War?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

Who led the Union army to victory in the Civil War?

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

Which of the following best describes sectionalism?

• Differences in economy and culture

• The belief that states could make their own laws

• The failure of compromises

• The expansion of slavery

What event started the Civil War?

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Fort Sumter

• Appomattox Court House

Which battle was the bloodiest single day of the Civil War?

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Antietam

• Fort Sumter

• Appomattox Court House

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

• Ended the war

• Started the war

• Freed enslaved people in Confederate states

• Increased the population of the North

Where did the Civil War officially end?

• Fort Sumter

• Battle of Antietam

• Appomattox Court House

• Emancipation Proclamation

Which of the following was a characteristic of the North (Union) during the Civil War?

• Farming economy

• Smaller population

• Factories

• Relied on enslaved labor