1Question
The Civil War began in 1861. If a student says the war started in the 19th century, is the student correct?
2Question
A classroom timeline starts at 1860. How many years after 1860 did the Civil War begin?
3Question
If the Civil War ended in 1865, how many years did it last from 1861 to 1865?
4Question
A teacher says the Civil War was fought between the North and the South. Which side was the Union on?
5Question
A map shows that many Southern states seceded from the United States. What does secede mean?
6Question
A class is learning about Abraham Lincoln. If Lincoln became president in 1861 and the war started that same year, which came first: Lincoln’s presidency or the start of the war?
7Question
A student reads that slavery was one of the main causes of the Civil War. If a state wanted to keep slavery and another wanted to stop it, why might this cause conflict?
8Question
If a battle happened in 1863, how many years after the war began did it take place?
9Question
A school library has 3 books about Union leaders and 2 books about Confederate leaders. How many Civil War books are there in all?
10Question
A teacher gives a timeline: 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865. If a major event happened in 1864, what number year of the war was it?
11Question
A class is comparing leaders. If Ulysses S. Grant led Union forces near the end of the war, which side did he fight for?
12Question
A student says the Emancipation Proclamation was important because it changed the war's purpose. What was one major result of this action?
13Question
If a battle report says 5,000 soldiers fought and 1,500 were wounded, how many soldiers were not wounded?
14Question
A teacher says the Civil War affected the whole nation. If the war started in the South but involved the North too, why was it a national conflict?
15Question
A timeline shows that the Thirteenth Amendment was passed in 1865. If the war ended the same year, what is the best connection between the two events?
16Question
A class has 12 students. If 7 students think the Civil War was mainly about states' rights and 5 think it was mainly about slavery, how many students are in the class?
17Question
A teacher asks students to explain why the Union wanted to keep the United States together. If the nation broke apart, what would happen to the Union?
18Question
A battlefield memorial was built 20 years after the war ended in 1865. In what year was the memorial built?
19Question
A student writes that the Civil War had military, political, and social effects. If one effect changed laws about slavery, what type of effect was that?
20Question
A teacher gives this summary: The Civil War started in 1861, ended in 1865, and changed the United States forever. If a student wanted to write the time span of the war, how should they write it?