Robert E Lee chose to side with the Confederates because he could not take arms up against his home state of ___.
Virginia
100
In what battle did "Stonewall" Jackson earn his famous nickname?
Battle of Bull Run
100
Name one of the first all black regiments that fought in the Civil War.
54th Massachusetts
100
What key Union victory was a 3 day battle and the last time Robert E. Lee invaded the North.
Gettysburg
100
Who ran against Lincoln in the election of 1864?
George McClellan
200
Forcing people into military service was known as
conscription
200
David G. Farragut seized what important port city?
New Orleans
200
What is a hard biscuit made of wheat flour called, that was a common part of a Union meal.
hardtack
200
What is searching and raiding for food called?
foraging
200
What amendment was added to the Constitution banning slavery in the U.S.?
13th
300
South had a population of about 9 million people. Of those 9 million ____ were slaves.
1/3 or 3 million
300
What was the name of the battle where McClellan stopped Gen. Lee's first invasion in the north? Also, where the war might have come to a stop had he pursued Lee after the battle.
Antietam
300
Name the fort where the 54th Massachusetts lost half their men in battle.
Wagner
300
Who was promoted to lead all the Union forces and given the rank Lt. General, a rank no one held since George Washington in the Revolutionary War.
Grant
300
Which general ordered his troops to destroy anything of military value on his march to the sea?
Gen. Sherman
400
What were paper bills known as?
greenbacks
400
What refers to a person's right not to be imprisoned unless charged with a crime and given a trial.
habeas corpus
400
What was the name of the boat that both Madison and Slidell were aboard when it was captured by a Union ship?
Trent
400
Name the "plan" put for by Gen. Scott for the Union to win the war without too many casualties.
Anaconda plan
400
What were boats called that were able to slip through the Union blockade and deliver goods to the South?
blockade runners
500
What strategy did Grant use to take the city of Vicksburg?
seige
500
Sherman's troops destroyed rail lines by heating the rails and twisting them into snarls of steel nicknamed....
Sherman neckties
500
In 1861, Elizabeth Blackwell was the first female ___ in the United States.
physician or doctor
500
What is a sum of money given as a bonus for enlisting in the army?