Civil War Key Events and Concepts

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6th Grade
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Toolie Younger
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the United States gain new land between 1803 and 1854?
Through purchase, negotiation, and conquest
Only through peaceful treaties
By winning a single large war
By exploring new lands
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main disagreement about new territories joining the United States?
Whether they should be free states or slave states
How many people could live there
What crops they should grow
If they could trade with other countries
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the population and economy of the North compare to the South around 1861?
The North had a larger population and was more industrialized, while the South relied on farming and slavery
The South had a larger population and was more industrialized, while the North relied on farming
Both regions had similar populations and economies
The North relied on farming, and the South was industrialized
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What event directly led to several Southern states leaving the Union and forming the Confederacy?
The Compromise of 1850
The Battle of Fort Sumter
The election of Abraham Lincoln as president
The discovery of gold in California
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was special about the Battle of Antietam?
It was the first battle of the war.
It was the bloodiest single day in U.S. military history.
It was the last battle of the war.
It was the only battle fought in Maryland.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?
To declare war on Great Britain.
To free all enslaved people in the Confederate states.
To make peace with the Confederate states.
To allow European countries to join the war.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which two Union victories in July 1863 marked a turning point in the Civil War?
Battle of Antietam and Battle of Bull Run.
Siege of Vicksburg and Battle of Antietam.
Battle of Gettysburg and Siege of Vicksburg.
Battle of Bull Run and Battle of Gettysburg.
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution about?
Giving women the right to vote.
Establishing the right to bear arms.
Abolishing slavery and involuntary servitude.
Guaranteeing freedom of speech.
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