Civil War People
Civil War Places
Civil War Things
Civil War Ideas
Civil War Events
Odds and Ends
Government
Famous Muppet Frogs
100
Who was the president of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
100
The first shots of the war were fired here
Fort Sumter
100
The uniforms of Union and Confederacy were these two colors= which is which
What are the Blue and the Gray
100
Ownership of human beings, it was the primary cause of the Civil War
Slavery
100
South Carolina became the first state to do this in Dec. 1860
What is secession
100
The war began in this year
1861
100
General Grant
100
On a standard color wheel, what color is opposite blue?
Orange
200
Slavery cannot, must not, move west, but keeping the Union intact is most important
This is a view of what party?
Republican
200
The first major battle of the war was fought here win for South Stonewall gains his name here
Battle of Bull Run
200
What was the battle in the Civil War that was a big turning point towards winning for the North
Battle of Gettysburg
200
A part of the Anaconda Plan that prevented the Confederacy from trading.
Blockade
200
This battle gave control of the Mississippi River to the Union
Battle of Vicksburg
200
Forcing people into military service.
The draft
200
Which branch of government makes the laws?
the Legislative branch
200
Which president signed the legislation to create the Secret Service?
Abraham Lincoln
300
Removed from command for failing to pursue Lee's army after the battle of Antietam- He replaced McDowell and actually ran against Lincoln in 1864?
General George B. McClellan
300
The bloodiest battle of the Civil War, three day battle in Pennsylvania in July 1863
Gettysburg
300
the capital city of the Confederate States
Richmond, Virginia
300
This declared slaves in rebellion states to be freed in an effort to deprive the Confederacy of its workforce
the Emancipation Proclamation
300
Lincoln was the first candidate of what party to win- 1860 election- what political party
Republicans
300
In April 1866, Congress passed this bill, Which gave African Americans citizenship, gave the U.S. Government the right to protect the rights of freedmen (the name given freed slaves) and women.
But Congress worried that this act could be overturned by the Supreme Court
.
the Civil Rights Act
300
Which branch makes sure that the laws that have been passed are constitutional and fair to the people
Judicial branch
300
What does Charlie Brown set out to do in the made-for-TV special, A Charlie Brown Christmas?
Find the true meaning of Christmas
400
Dred Scott Decision?
Slaves could not be citizens
400
Which battle was fought in southwestern Tennessee?
Shiloh
400
Where did Lee surrender to Grant at in 1865?
Appomattox Court House
400
The idea that people should have the right to decided whether to be a slave or free state.
Popular sovereignty
400
Battle in 1862 in which Lee invaded Maryland and bloodiest one day battle
Antietam
400
Congress passed this Amendment in June 1866, because they feared that the Civil Rights Act might be overturned. This gave African Americans citizenship. It also required that no state deny any person “the equal protection of the laws”.
What is the 14th Amendment to the constitution?
14th Amendment to the constitution?
400
General Robert E. Lee
400
Which mythological creature is half eagle, half lion?
Griffin
500
Union General most famously known for his "March to the Sea"
William Sherman
500
Slave states that remained in the Union
border states
500
This act strengthened a previous law and effectively made all people slave catchers.
The Fugitive Slave Act
500
North Carolina
What is first state to secede?
500
Name 2 things that had been destroyed from the Civil War in the South
Railroads, industries, homes, and farms.
500
This amendment ended slavery.
13th amendment
500
Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine as a free state in this agreement
What was the Missouri Compromise
500
How many feet make a mile?
5280
600
The general who later became a president
Ulysses S. Grant
600
The first shots of the Civil War were fired on Fort Sumter in this city
Charleston
600
Battle ends any hope the Confederacy has at receiving foreign aid?
Antietam
600
What was the plan of the Confederate States of America to win the Civil War?
To “wait it out” until the North gave up and allowed Southern independence
600
Gave Kansas and Nebraska popular sovereignty over slavery
Kansas-Nebraska Act
600
The Election of 1860 saw __________ candidates run for President?
4
600
He died after being accidentally shot by his own men at Chancellorsville; it was a huge loss for the Confederacy.
Stonewall Jackson
600
What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Au