This General would be fired by Lincoln twice and then ran against him in the 1864 presidential election.
Who is General George McClellan?
100
General Lee surrendered to General Grant at this location in Virgina.
What is Appomattox Courthouse?
100
Who did the Emancipation Proclamation free?
What is "all persons held as slaves in the rebelling states"?
100
Viewed as one cause of the Civil War, this issue became a bigger problem for the United States when "Cotton became King".
What is slavery?
100
This invention made the general public more aware of the harsh realities of the Civil War.
What is the camera?
200
This man was the first and only President of the Confederate States of America.
Who is Jefferson Davis?
200
This battle is considered the turning point in the war.
What is Gettysburg?
200
Lincoln gave a speech at this occasion to encourage forgiveness and reconciliation with the South.
"With malice towards none, with charity for all..."
What is Lincoln's Second Inauguration?
200
This "cause" of the Civil War had been an issue since the Federalists and Anti-Federalists were debating the Constitution. The question....should the Federal government be able to tell the states what to do?
What is States' Rights?
200
The ___________ ______ was the name of the Union's strategy to win the war.
What is the Anaconda Plan?
300
This man was the South's best general.
Who is General Robert E. Lee?
300
General Sherman led a "Total War" march across this state.
What is Georgia?
300
This phrase comes from the Declaration of Independence and was used by Lincoln to remind Americans of the greater purpose of the Civil War.
What is "all men are created equal"?
300
South Carolina vowed that if this event happened they would secede.
What is the election of Abraham Lincoln?
300
Lincoln took advantage of this invention to communicate with his Generals on the battle front.
What is the telegraph?
400
This man gave a speech that encouraged forgiveness and reconciliation with the South.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
400
This city on the Mississippi River fell after a 47-day siege.
What is Vicksburg?
400
This phrase describes the United States of America's attempt to create a country run by "self-government" and where "all men are created equal".
What is "The Great Experiment"?
400
The emergence of "different worlds" in the North and South led to __________________. This term means "to have excessive regard for sectional or local interests".
What is sectionalism?
400
This battle made Americans realize that the war would be long and difficult.
What is the Battle of Bull Run?
500
A famous "charge" that resulted in thousands of Confederate casualties was named after this man.
Who is Maj. General Pickett?
500
This battle near the end of the war cut Richmond off from it's supply center and forced General Lee to retreat.
What is the battle of Petersburg?
500
This is the name of the South's strategy to enlist help from England to fight the war. (Hint: This strategy failed after Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.)
What is Cotton Diplomacy?
500
Fill in the blanks: The North was dependent on ________ while the South was dependent on _____________.
Possible Answers: Gold Mining/Agriculture/Manufacturing
What is "The North was dependent on manufacturing while the South was dependent on agriculture."?
500
These are the famous iron-clad ships used by both the Union and the Confederacy to wage war.