Battles
Generals
Technology & Weapons
North & South
Grab Bag
100
This battle laste nearly 2 months and forced many civilians to eat horses, mules, cats, dogs, and muskrats
What is the Battle of Vicksburg
100
He was the commanding General of the Confederate Army
Who is General Robert E. Lee
100
The Civil War was the first war to involve ships made of this instead of wood.
What is iron
100
He was elected President of the United States in 1860 and was reelected in 1864.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
100
CSA is the abbreviation for this
What is The Confederate States of America
200
This battle was the bloodiest day of the Civil War
What is the Battle of Antietam
200
He was the commanding General of the Union Army and later became the 18th President of the United Sates
Who is General Ulysses S. Grant
200
The Civil War was the first time that these were used to move troops and supplies.
What are railroads
200
He was the first President of the Confederacy.
Who is Jefferson Davis
200
These were more accurate and could shoot further than the traditional muskets
What are rifles
300
During this battle picnicers showed up to watch the Union Army march into Richmond
What is The Battle of Bull Run
300
This General earned the nickname "Stonewall" for his courage during the Battle of Bull Run
Who is General Thomas Jackson
300
This Union ship was said to look like "a cheese box on a raft."
What is the Monitor
300
This is a system that requires citizens to join their country's armed forces
What is the Draft
300
This is the act of freeing people from slavery
What is Emancipation
400
General Lee lost 1/3 of his army at this battle
What is the Battle of Gettysburg
400
This General led the ill fated charge at Gettysburg that cost the lives of 15,000 Confederate soldiers
Who is General George Pickett
400
These replaced round musketballs as ammunition and were shaped more like present day bullets.
What are minie balls
400
This Northern plan for victory included conquering Richmond, controlling the Mississippi River, and blocking off Southern ports.
What is the Anaconda Plan
400
This is where Lee surrendered to Grant and the Civil War was officially ended.
What is Appomatox Courthouse
500
The attack on this fort is remembered as being the first shots fired during the Civil War.
What is Fort Sumter
500
This Confederate General would go on to organize the Ku Klux Klan following the end of the war. (Hint: Forrest Gump was named after him)
Who is Nathan Bedford Forrest
500
This new type of rifle was faster and easier to load because it was loaded from the back instead of being loaded from the muzzle.
What is a breechloader
500
This southern state was the first state to seceed from the Union.
What is South Carolina
500
Slave states that decided not to seceed from the Union were called this
What are Border States
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