Life During the American Civil War

Life During the American Civil War

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Social Studies

4th Grade

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7 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main economic activity in the North during the 1860s?

Factory work

Farming

Mining

Fishing

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?

Jefferson Davis

Abraham Lincoln

Robert E. Lee

Ulysses S. Grant

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the North support tariffs on goods from other countries?

To encourage Americans to buy American-made products

To increase the cost of Southern crops

To support the Confederate States

To reduce the cost of imports

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What significant event marked the beginning of the Civil War?

The battle at Fort Sumter

The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

The surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

The election of Jefferson Davis

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a major consequence of the Union navy blocking southern ports?

Scarcity of salt, food, and cloth in the South

Increase in Southern exports

Improved Southern economy

End of the Civil War

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Emancipation Proclamation achieve?

Freed enslaved people in the Confederate states

Freed all enslaved people in the United States

Ended the Civil War

Made Jefferson Davis president

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where did General Lee surrender to end the Civil War?

Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia

Montgomery, Alabama

Fort Sumter

Richmond, Virginia