Civil War interactive slides

The Civil War officially began in 1961 when Confederate states fired on Fort Sumter, South Carolina.

• True

• False

Many southern states decided to break away from the northern states to create their own country called the ​ (a)   .

• Confederacy
• Confederal Nation
• Articles of Confederation

Jefferson Davis became the president of the Confederation.

• True

• False

 Border states included Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland and ________.

• Rhode Island

• Georgia

• West Virginia

The Union (northern states) wanted to stay together as one united country.

• True

• False

The North relied on ​ (a)   or 

factories.

• industry
• cash crops
• sewing

The climate and land in the north was better for farming.

• True

• False

The actual war began on 

​ (a)   12, 1861.

• April
• February
• March

Every new state added became a battleground.

• True

• False

The South had fewer railroad tracks.

• True

• False