Military
What is a bonus given to those who joined the army?
Bounty
Factories
Food farms
What was the ironclad warship for the Confederacy?
Merrimac (Virginia)
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
Who did Lincoln order to take command of all Union troops after the 1st Battle of Bull Run?
General George McClellan
Also called a draft, what is the requirement by the government too serve in the military?
Conscription
What was the ironclad warship for the Union?
Monitor
What was the name mocking the Union strategy?
Anaconda Plan
What was the city in Mississippi on high bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River and was a Union victory that resulted in Union control of the entire Mississippi River?
Vicksburg
Who was the most famous American nurse and founder of the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
What was the exemption law for military service in the south?
For every 20 slaves on a plantation, one white person there would be exempt from military service.
What was the major goal of the North’s “War in the West”?
Control the Mississippi River
Who was the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia?
General Robert E. Lee
What was the bloodiest one-day battle in American history?
Battle of Antietam
After McClellan’s failure, who did Lincoln replace him with?
Ambrose Burnside
What is a strategy to prevent the entry or exit by sea of passengers or products?
Blockade
Who helped to devise a plan to help capture New Orleans for the Union?
Admiral David Farragut
Who was the cavalry commander who captured a Union dispatch book before the second battle, aiding the Confederates?
J.E.B. Stuart
What was the battle in Virginia that brought Union morale to its lowest point of the war, a Confederate victory?
Fredericksburg
After Burnside’s failure, who did Lincoln replace him with?
Joseph Hooker
What were the fast ships that were long and narrow and could dart into shallow inlets to hide?
Blockade-Runners
Towards the end of the war, what was the advantage the Union had over the South?
More easily replace the men lost because of the size of the Union Army
Where did the Confederate troops position themselves to surround the Union?
- Missionary Ridge
- Lookout Mountain
What battle was considered Lee’s greatest success, a major Confederate victory, Stonewall Jackson fatally wounded there?
Chancellorsville
After Hooker’s failure, who did Lincoln replace him with?