| A | B |
| Seven states initially seceeded from the Union. Which was the first? | South Carolina |
| Which side, Confederate or Union, guaranteed to PROTECT SLAVERY, PROTECT STATE'S RIGHTS and to do away with the PROTECTIVE TARIFF? | Confederate |
| Who was the Confederate and Union presidents? | Confederate - J. Davis Union - Abe Lincoln |
| What city and state was Fort Sumter located in? | Charleston, South Carolina |
| What act was the official beginning of the Civil War? | The shelling of Ft. Sumter |
| Union or Confederates? Had a population of 22,000,000 (far larger than the other side)? | UNION |
| Union or Confederates? Had strong presidential leadership? | UNION |
| Union or Confederates? Had the most talented officers and experienced soldiers? | CONFEDERATES |
| Union or Confederates? Had the most miles of railroad track? | UNION |
| Union or Confederates? Had the fewest factories and skilled workers? | CONFEDERATES |
| Union or Confederates? Was fighting to protect its homeland? | CONFEDERATES |
| Union or Confederates? Had the largest number of warships and merchant vessels? | UNION |
| Did the North try to do this to the South? Blockade the coast? | YES |
| Did the North try to do this to the South? Capture Washington D.C. | NO |
| Did the North try to do this to the South? Get Great Britain and France to enter the war? | NO |
| Did the North try to do this to the South? Take control of the Mississippi River? | YES |
| Did the North try to do this to the South? Divide enemy territory into several parts in order to disrupt communication and trade? | NO |