CIVIL WAR PART 1
Against what famous general did Lincoln run in his re-election bid in 1864?
General George McClellan
Which battle made both sides in the Civil War realize that the war would be a long and drawn-out affair?
First Battle of Bull Run
What is a political term which means "removed from office?" BONUS of +100 if you can name the Reconstruction President who was nearly "removed from office."
Impeachment is the term for "removed from office" and Andrew Johnson was nearly impeached.
Name a famous evangelist who preached during this era.
Dwight L. Moody
Name the US President who was shot at a train station. BONUS of +100 if you can tell me why he was shot. BONUS of another +100 if you can tell me who shot him
James A. Garfield was shot because his assassin was upset about not getting a government position. The assassin was Charles J. Giuteau.
What were some advantages of the South during the Civil War? (+200 each correct answer)
1)strong military leadership 2)fighting for own home, land, and way of life, familiarity with terrain
Name the Confederate general killed by friendly fire. BONUS of +200 if you can name the battle after which he died.
Stonewall Jackson was killed after the Battle of Chancellorsville.
Name the organization which helped freed slaves.
Freedman's Bureau
Name the President who reformed the civil service program.
Chester Arthur
Andrew Carnegie's control of every aspect of steel production from the mine to the market is called what?
vertical integration
What were some advantages of the North during the Civil War? (+300 each correct answer)
larger population, better infrastructure, better and more railroads, more natural resources, industrial economy
The _____ _____ nearly brought England into the Civil War on the side of the South.
Trent Affair
Who was the first African-American congressman? BONUS of +100 if you can tell me whether he was in the House or the Senate.
Hiram Revels was the first African-American senator.
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
What was the Tariff of 1883 called the Mongrel Tariff?
It satisfied neither side.
Who developed the Anaconda Plan? Bonus of +400 if you can explain the Anaconda Plan.
Winfield Scott developed the Anaconda Plan which involved taking control of the Mississippi River and dividing the South into two parts while strangling the Southern economy with a blockade.
Who was the first Democratic President after the Civil War?
Grover Cleveland
In what industry did John Pierpont Morgan work?
Finance and banking
What is the term for unfenced public lands on which ranchers allowed their cattle to graze?
open range
The fall of this city guaranteed President Lincoln's re-election in 1864.
Atlanta
The leadership of this Union general gave the North a distinct advantage.
Ulysses S. Grant
Wade-Davis Bill
Who was the most prolific inventor of the Gilded Age? BONUS of +100 for one of his inventions.
Who founded the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton