American Civil War MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

1. .............When did differences regarding slavery begin between the North and the South?

1. 1820 Missouri Compromise
2. 1850 Compromise of 1850
3. 1857 John Browns raids
4. 1776 American Constitution

2. ..........What state was the first to secede the Union?

1. South Carolina
2. Virginia
3. Texas
4. Alabama

3. ..........What state had land taken away from it from the Compromise of 1850 in exchange to have its debts paid of by the US?

1. Kansas
2. Missouri
3. Texas
4. Arkansas

4. ..........Who won the election of 1860?

1. Breckinridge
2. Douglas
3. Lincoln
4. Bell

5. ..........Southern states threatened this if Lincoln was elected.

1. division
2. fillibustering
3. secession
4. compromise

6. ..........The United States does NOT elect a president based on popular vote. Each state is winner take-all, with each of the states delegates going one way or another. What is the name of this?

1. Electoral Collge
2. Parliamentary Procedure
3. Senatorial College
4. Congressional Priviledge

7. ..........What is the name of a person who tries to find middle-ground politically?

1. extremist
2. liberal
3. moderate
4. conservative

8. ..........How many candidates for President were there in 1860?

1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 1

9. ..........What is it called when a President assumes dictatorial powers?

1. Dictatorial
2. Martial Law
3. Powers of the Tyrant
4. Constitutional

10. ..........What political party was born in Ripon, Wisconsin, about 1850?

1. Democrats
2. Northern Democrates
3. Republicans.
4. Constitutionalists

11. ..........What border state did Lincoln consider the most important to keep in the Union?

1. Kanahwa
2. Kentucky
3. Maryland
4. Delaware

12. ..........Speaking of the Compromise of 1850, where was slavery prohibited?

1. Deleware
2. Virginia
3. Texas
4. District of Columbia

13. ..........What was the first battle of the war?

1. Fort Saratoga
2. Fort Sumter
3. Fort Thomas
4. Fort Douglas

14. ..........What is a person called by his followers when he dies for a cause?

1. Martyr
2. Memorandia
3. Tyrant
4. Hero

15. ..........What controversial man was a hero in the North but a villian in the South in 1858?

1. Stepehn Douglas
2. Frederick Douglas
3. Abraham Lincoln
4. John Brown