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The Start of the Civil War

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was president during the Civil War?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

James Madison

2.

What year was Abraham Lincoln elected president?

a)

1860

b)

1870

c)

1861

d)

1871

3.

Abraham Lincoln DO NOT want conflict between the North and South.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

President Lincoln wanted to preserve the Union so that there wouldn’t be war.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Which of the following is the NOT true about the South.

a)

The South wanted more power in the states.

b)

The South DID NOT want slavery.

c)

The South DID NOT vote for President Lincoln.

d)

The South had large plantations.

6.

The northern states formed their own country and called it the Confederate States of America.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

A rebel is someone who

a)

fights for their country.

b)

tries to find peaceful solutions.

c)

fights against the government.

d)

runs for government office.

8.

Fort Sumter was a one of the last territories of Northern power located in the South.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Why didn’t South Carolina allow food to be brought to Fort Sumter?

a)

South Carolina thought it was poisoned.

b)

Fort Sumter didn’t want to accept food from President Lincoln.

c)

South Carolina felt the fort should no longer belong to the

government of the North.

d)

They actually did allow food to be brought to Fort Sumter.

10.

What is considered to be the beginning of the Civil War?

a)

When Abraham Lincoln was elected President

b)

When seven southern states left the union

c)

When South Carolina fired on Fort Sumter

d)

When President Lincoln declared war