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The Beginning of the Civil War

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What attack started the Civil War?

a)

New Orleans

b)

Richmond

c)

Fort Sumter

d)

Washington DC

2.

Which was an advantage of the North in the Civil War?

a)

strong military leadership

b)

larger population

c)

fighting a defensive war

d)

defending their liberty and homes

3.

Which was an advantage of the North in the Civil War ?

a)

strong military leadership

b)

fighting a defensive war

c)

railroad transportation

d)

few factories

4.

What was an advantage of the South in the Civil War?

a)

larger population

b)

strong military leadership

c)

more farms

d)

more factories and businesses

5.

Which side had more farms to provide food for troops?

a)

North

b)

South

6.
Which of these people ran for the Republican Party?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Stephen A. Douglas
c)
John Breckinridge
7.

Which of these people ran for the Northern Democratic Party?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Stephen A. Douglas

c)

Frederick Douglass

8.

Which of these people ran for the Southern Democratic Party?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

William Garrison

c)

John Breckinridge

9.
The Election of 1860 was won by the...
a)
Republican Party
b)
Northern Democratic Party
c)
Southern Democratic Party
d)
Constitutional Union Party
10.

Anti-slavery activists founded the ______________ Party in the northern states in 1854, largely in response to the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

a)

Republican

b)

Democratic

c)

Libertarian

11.

Which of these candidates did not run as a Republican or Democrat in 1860?

a)

John Bell

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

John Breckinridge

d)

Stephen Douglas

12.

Approximately what percentage of the popular vote did Abraham Lincoln receive?

a)

20%

b)

40%

c)

60%

d)

80%

13.

South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

Who was the president during the battle of Fort Sumter?

a)

King George III

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

George Washington

15.

Fighting a defensive war until opposition got tired

a)

Southern strategy

b)

Northern strategy

16.

Fighting for independence

a)

Southern advantage

b)

Northern advantage

17.

Great generals (right away)

a)

Southern advantage

b)

Northern advantage

18.

Great navy for blockading ports

a)

Southern advantage

b)

Northern advantage

19.

Weak central government

a)

Southern disadvantage

b)

Northern disadvantage

20.

Strong manufacturing economy

a)

Southern advantage

b)

Northern advantage

21.

Larger population (soldiers)

a)

Southern advantage

b)

Northern advantage

22.

Smaller population

a)

Southern disadvantage

b)

Northern disadvantage

23.

Technologically advanced

a)

Southern advantage

b)

Northern advantage

24.

Smaller population

a)

Southern disadvantage

b)

Northern disadvantage

25.

90% of the nation's banks and railroads

a)

Southern advantage

b)

Northern advantage