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8th grade · Social Studies · Unit 2 of 10

The Civil War

Slavery, secession and war

What your child practices

How the conflict over slavery led to secession and war, key events and people from Fort Sumter to Appomattox, and how enslaved people helped win their own freedom.

Oregon State Standards learning standard: 8.H.CE.7; 8.H.CE.8 · the conflict over slavery that led to the Civil War, and the war's political and military significance

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    The Battle of Gettysburg (1863) was…

    • A turning point Union victory in Pennsylvania
    • A naval battle
    • A Confederate victory that ended the war
    • The first battle

  2. Question 2

    What was the Anaconda Plan?

    • A plan to free Canada
    • The Union plan to blockade Southern ports and control the Mississippi
    • A Confederate railroad
    • A tax law

  3. Question 3

    What was the main cause of the Civil War?

    • A border fight with Canada
    • Disagreement over slavery and its spread into new territories
    • A war with Mexico
    • A dispute over tea

  4. Question 4

    Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), by Harriet Beecher Stowe, was…

    • A railroad guide
    • A Southern law
    • A Union battle plan
    • A novel that turned many Northerners against slavery

  5. Question 5

    The states that seceded formed the…

    • Union
    • Northwest Territory
    • United Kingdom
    • Confederate States of America

  6. Question 6

    Sherman's March to the Sea (1864) aimed to…

    • Build a canal
    • Capture New York
    • Free Britain
    • Destroy the South's resources and will to fight

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