M18: The Civil War

North & South

100

President:  Abraham Lincoln

Capital: Washington D.C. 

President and capital of the Union

Numbers 1 & 3

200

Win independence

What was the main goal of the Confederacy?

Question 10

300

President: Jefferson Davis 

Capital: Richmond, Virginia 

President and capital of the Confederacy

Numbers 2 & 4

400

Robert E. Lee

General of the Confederacy

Question 8

500

5 generals and General Grant

Who were the generals of the Union?

Question 7

Battles

100

Lincoln took action against slavery after this battle.

Antietam 

Question 13

200

Union gained complete control of the Mississippi River.

Vicksburg

Question 15

300

First major battle of the Civil War; Confederate victory.

First Bull Run/Manassas

Question 12

400

Stopped the advancement of Lee's plans to invade the North. 

Gettysburg

Question 14

500

First shots fired by the Confederacy and the start of the war.

Fort Sumter

Question 11

Beginning of the War

100

Spent most of their time in camp and drilling; Passed time in camp doing chores, reading, playing games, and writing home; Union soldiers wore blue and Confederates wore gray.

Describe the life of a Civil War soldier. 

Question 18

200

Preserve the Union; after 1863 it was to end slavery too.

What was the main goal of the Union? 

Question 9

300

The first battle of ironclad ships; changed naval warfare forever.

What was the importance of the Monitor and Merrimack?

Question 19

400

They had slavery but stayed in the Union. 

Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware

Define a border state. List them.

Question 16

500

Blockade the Confederacy; Gain control of the Mississippi River; Capture Richmond, Virginia

What were the 3 parts of the Union's Anaconda Plan?

Question 17

Middle of the War

100

Yankees and Rebels or Rebs

What were the nicknames of the Union and Confederacy?

Questions 5 and 6

200

One of the first African American units in the Union army.  Known for their bravery at the battle of Fort Wagner in South Carolina.

Who were the 54th Massachusetts Infantry and what did they accomplish?

Question 21

300

Nurses, spies, took over businesses and farms, and some joined army disguised as men.

Clara Barton served as a nurse and later created the American Red Cross.

What roles did women have in the Civil War? Who was Clara Barton? 

Question 23

400

It freed the slaves in states in rebellion (Confederacy); went into effect on January 1,1863.

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

Question 20

500

They opposed abolition and wanted the war to end.  Their nickname was "Copperheads".

What did "Peace Democrats" believe and what was their nickname?

Question 22

End of the War

100

Disagreement over slavery; Economic differences; Political differences

What were the causes of the Civil War?

Question 26

200

It was when the army used and then destroyed all resources available in the Southern states like railroads, crops, bridges, and livestock. 

What was total war?

Question 24

300

Sherman defeated Atlanta and moved his army to Savannah, Georgia using total war to break the Confederacy's will to fight. 

He defeated Savannah and moved north to meet up with Grant.

What was Sherman's "March to the Sea"? Was it successful?

Question 24

400

Lee surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse.  Terms of surrender: Not tried for treason, kept horses, and fed.

Where did General Lee surrender?  What were the terms of the surrender?

Question 25

500

Slavery ended; 620,000 Americans killed; military districts created; Southern economy ruined.

What were the effects of the Civil War? 

Question 27