Presidents
Decisive Battles
Strategies
Grab Bag
Famous Generals
100
I was the president who had to decide whether or not to fight for the Union or let the South leave peacefully.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
100
The Confederate's army attack on _____________ signaled the start of the Civil War. The only casualty was a horse and it was a Southern victory.
What is Fort Sumter?
100
The 3 part Union plan to conquer the South was known as the ______ plan.
What is Anaconda?
100
Even today, this is considered to be the bloodiest day in United States history. Neither side gained any ground.
What is Antietam?
100
He was the general that Lincoln really wanted to head the Union army, but when his home state of Virginia seceded he became head of the Confederate army.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
200
I was the Confederacy's FIRST and only president.
Who is Jefferson Davis?
200
Considered to be the first real battle of the Civil War, people came to watch the battle and brought picnic baskets and opera glasses.
What is Bull Run or Manassas?
200
The South felt confident they could receive support from Europe by doing this...
What is witholding cotton shipments?
200
True or False - The Emancipation Proclamation freed all the slaves in the Unites States.
What is false?
200
I was the general appointed the first head of the Union army. I was overly cautious and slow event when I had the clear advantage. I could have won the war in 1862 but did not pursue Lee's troops after Antietam. I was fired shortly thereafter.
Who is George McClellan?
300
Even though I was dead, it was my speech about nullification and my quote that "disunion by armed force is treason" that helped the president to make the fateful decision to fight for the Union.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
300
The capturing of this city was important because it meant the Union held the port city at the mouth of the Mississippi River.
What is New Orleans?
300
The crux of the strategy for the Confederacy in the Civil War was to do this ...
What is win without losing?
300
This dapper Union General was known for his facial hair which set a trend.
What is General Ambrose Burnside?
300
This Confederate General was very religious but loved battle. He earned his nickname by holding up well under stressful battle conditions.
Who is Stonewall Jackson?
400
I was the Union General who was very successful in my western campaigns. I was later made head of the Union army after my success at Vicksburg and later I would eventually become president of the United States.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
400
This 2-day battle resulted in huge losses for both sides and allowed for the North to continue their conquest of the west. Day one looked like a Southern victory but reinforcements that arrived kept the Union strong for the second day. It taught both sides the importance of lookouts and digging trenches.
What is Shiloh/Pittsburgh Landing?
400
This document issued by Lincoln was more of a military strategy which prevented Europe from supporting the South and told the South at the end of the war there would be NO compromise made on the issue of slavery.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
400
The Civil War began on his farm, he then moved and it ended in his living room.
Who is Wilmer McClean?
400
This confederate war hero went on to be one of the founders of the Ku Klux Klan after the Civil War. He used a Union soldier as a shield while escaping the battle of Shiloh. He is also the person in the United States with the most monuments dedicated to him.
Who is Nathan Bedford Forrest?
500
I was the President of the United States when the South first began seceding from the Union. I responded by saying even though it was illegal to secede, there was nothing I could do about it.
Who is James Buchanan?
500
This battle was a victory for the South, however it ultimately became a loss in the long run as they lost one of their greatest generals as a result of friendly fire.
What is Chancellorville?
500
Give one reason as to why the South changed their strategy and made the decision to invade the north in the fall of 1862.
What is give planters a rest, make the North tire of the war by seeing the destruction, or get support from Britain and France?
500
This is the area where the South had the largest advantage over the North.
What is military leadership
500
This hard drinking general from Massachusetts went on to become head of the Union army for a brief time.
Who is Joseph Hooker?
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