Civil War Knowledge Assessment

What is a civil war?

• A war fought between different countries.

• A war fought between citizens of the same country.

• A war fought for religious freedom.

• A war fought to expand territory.

What was a primary economic difference between the North and the South before the Civil War?

• The North had an agricultural economy, while the South was industrialized.

• Both the North and the South had predominantly agricultural economies.

• The North was industrialized with factories, while the South had an agricultural economy.

• Both the North and the South were industrialized with factories.

Which event directly led to South Carolina's decision to secede from the United States?

• The attack on Fort Sumter.

• The Emancipation Proclamation.

• Abraham Lincoln winning the presidency.

• Jefferson Davis becoming president of the Confederacy.

Where did General Lee of the Confederate Army surrender to General Grant, effectively ending the Civil War?

• Fort Sumter

• Gettysburg

• Appomattox Courthouse

• Washington D.C.