Approximately what fraction of the twelve million children attended school during the
Civil War?
A one-half
B. one-third
C. one-fourth

A.) one-half

Explanation: Children in rural areas began classes after the harvest in December, and ended classes before the spring planting in March. While children on farms generally received less education than urban children, the growing numbers of poor urban children forced to work rather than go to school reduced the enrollment rates in cities as well College education was not prevalent in the United States in the Civil War period.