Important Men
Which Republican president opposed slavery?
Abraham Lincoln
name of the new union that seven states formed after the election of 1860.
Confederate States of America
the act of removing oneself from an organization or alliance
secede
What is a temporary fort where guns are mounted
siegeworks
I have a head like a cat and feet like a cat, but I am not a cat. What am I?
I am a kitten
Who was president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
principle that the federal government has only limited authority over each
state?
states' rights
a military operation in which a city or fort is completely
surrounded, cutting off help and supplies in order to force
a surrender
siege
the loss of what was the hardest blow to factories
cotton
What can be touched but can't be seen?
Someone's heart
Which Confederate general was the most famous and became the superintendent of West Point?
Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee surrendered at ...
Appomattox Courthouse
Who won the first battle of the Civil War?
Confederate
Who shot President Lincoln?
john wilkes Booth
You’ll find me in Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus. But never Neptune, or Venus. What am I?
The letter “R”.
Who captured and burned Atlanta, an important rail hub for the Confederacy?
William T. Sherman
First state to leave the Union
South Carolina
Confederate general who stood "like a stone wall"
Thomas Jackson
Factory production in the South suffered from the Union ______ that stopped many foreign shipments
blockade
Paul's height is six feet, he's an assistant at a butcher's shop, and wears size 9 shoes. What does he weigh?
Meat
Which Union general attempted to capture Richmond from the Confederates in the
Peninsular Campaign?
George McClellan
Identify the name of the case that the Supreme Court ruled against involving a slave suing his owners to receive his freedom
Dred Scott Case
What advantages did the Confederacy have over the Union?
Fighting for their homeland
Formally trained leaders
The North raised enough food to feed civilians and soldiers and sell the extra to who?
Europe
Four cars come to a four-way stop, each coming from a different direction. They can’t decide who got there first, so they all go forward at the same time. All four cars go, but none crash into each other. How is this possible?
They all made right-hand turns.