Civil War Quiz on Lesson 9 - The Confederacy is Formed and Fort Sumter

The first state to leave the Union was ----.
1. South Carolina
2. Mississippi
3. Florida
The first state to leave the Union left on ----.
1. December 25, 1859
2. December 20, 1959
3. December 25, 1860
4. December 20, 1860
Select another state that left the Union shortly after South Carolina.
1. Mississippi
2. Massachusetts
3. Rhode Island
4. Nevada
Which was NOT a reason the South gave for leaving the Union?
1. The United States had broken the Constitution.
2. The United States failed to enforce the Fugitive Slave Laws.
3. Robert E. Lee was not President.
4. The government would not allow slavery in the new territories.
The Civil War began with the southern troops firing on ---- .
1. Fort Sumter
2. Gettysburg
3. Richmond
The Civil War begin in the state of ---- .
1. Virginia
2. Pennsylvania
3. South Carolina
4. Mississippi

Quiz on Lesson 9 The Confederacy is Formed and Fort Sumter