Confederate general who was the greatest military leader of that time.
Who is Robert E. Lee
100
The North was known as this...
What is the Union?
100
The South was given this name.
What is the Confederacy?
100
The first shots of the Civil War were fired here.
What was Fort Sumter?
100
The majority of Civil War soldiers were this occupation.
What is farmers.
200
Cigar smoking, often drunk, Union leader at famous battles in the West like Shiloh
Who is Ulysses S. Grant
200
This was the Northern capital city.
What is Washington DC?
200
The President of the South.
Who was Jefferson Davis?
200
This was the bloodiest one day battle in US history.
What was The Battle of Antietam?
200
This new weapon was an improvement over the musket and was responsible for the loss of so many lives.
What is the rifle?
300
Head of the Union troops in the East who lost at the 2nd Battle of Bull Run and was fired by Lincoln after Antietam
Who is George McClellan?
300
The president of the Union was this man.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
300
This was the Confederate capital city.
What is Richmond?
300
This port city was captured by the Union.
What is New Orleans?
300
What was the typical age for Civil War soldiers?
What was between 18 and 30?
400
This General was one of Lee's best leaders. He led the the Confederate troops at Bull Run, where he stood like a "stone wall."
Who is Stonewall Jackson?
400
This was the strategy for the North.
What is the Anaconda Plan?
400
The Southern strategy for winning the war.
What was withholding cotton from the Europe market until Britain and France agreed to join the war on the Confederate side.
400
Grant won this two day battle in the West... the losses for both sides were extremely high.
What was the Battle of Shiloh?
400
These are the 5 border states.
What are Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri?
500
This General was an amazing Confederate leader who was shot in the leg at the Battle of Shiloh and died a short time later.
Who is Albert Johnston?
500
These were the 2 parts of the North's Plan for the war.
What was the blockade and to capture the Mississippi River to cut the Confederacy in two.
500
These 2 forts in Tennessee were captured by Grant.
What were Fort Henry and Fort Donelson?
500
There were 2 battles fought at this site -- both were Confederate victories.
What is Bull Run?
500
These are the 3 reasons why Lee invaded Maryland in 1862.
What was 1) a victory in the North would force Lincoln to talk peace, 2) Virginia farmers needed rest during harvest season, 3) a win in the North would cause Europe to support the Confederacy.