secession quiz

Which Confederate state broke apart when one of its regions seceded from the Union to form a new state?

Virginia

The event that sparked the outbreak of the American Civil War was _____.

South Carolina's attack on Fort Sumter

Which was NOT a border state in the antebellum period and the Civil War era?

Ohio

Who were the South's most talented officers?

Lee and Jackson

Why did the South attack Fort Sumter?

Lincoln sending supplies to Fort Sumter was seen as an act of aggression by Southerners

At the start of the war, the South faced shortages of all of the following EXCEPT _____.

strong military officers

What was the Trent Affair?

a Union warship stopped a British mail steamer and forcibly removed two Confederate diplomats bound for Europe

Who was the emperor in Mexico at this time?

Archduke Maximilian

The North had all of the following advantages EXCEPT _____.

numerous officers whose training was immaculate

The capital of the Confederacy was moved from Montgomery, Alabama, to _______?

Richmond, Virginia