History: The Civil War Jeopardy Template

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Government

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Odds and Ends

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People

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Places

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Reconstruction

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100

South Carolina became the first state to do what in December 1860?

A) Secession

B) Vote

C) Celebrate Christmas

Secession

100

Who is this?

A) Abraham Lincoln

B) General Robert E. Lee

C) General Ulysses S. Grant

General Ulysses S. Grant

100

What is the term used for ownership of human beings; it was a primary cause of the Civil War?

A) Discrimination

B) Racism

C) Slavery

Slavery

100

The Civil War began in what year?

A) 1861

B) 1865

C) 1941

1861

100

Who was the president of the U.S. during the American Civil War?

A) Abraham Lincoln

B) Jefferson Davis

C) Ulysses S. Grant

Abraham Lincoln

100

Where were the first shots of the war fired?

A) Bunker Hill

B) Fort Sumter

C) Gettysburg Battlefield

Fort Sumter

100

Which military leader was in charge of the whole Confederate Army?

A) General Robert E. Lee

B) General Ulysses S. Grant

C) Jefferson Davis

Robert E. Lee

100

The uniforms of Union and Confederacy were what two colors?

A) Black and White

B) Blue and Gray

C) Red and Green

Blue and Gray

200

This battle gave control of the Mississippi River to the Union?

A) Battle of Bull Run

B) Battle of Vicksburg

C) Pickett's Charge

Battle of Vicksburg

200

Which branch of government makes the laws?

A) The Executive Branch

B) The Judicial Branch

C) The Legislative Branch

The Legislative Branch

200

A part of the Anaconda Plan that prevented the Confederacy from trading?

A) Blockade

B) Free Trade

C) Tariffs

Blockade

200

What term is used for forcing people into military service?

A) Carpetbagger

B) Draft

C) Slavery

Draft

200

Because Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, this man succeeded to the presidency and became the 17th president?

A) Andrew Johnson

B) Jefferson Davis

C) Ulysses S. Grant

Andrew Johnson

200

The first major battle of the war was fought where?

A) Battle of Bull Run

B) Battle of Gettysburg

C) Battle of Vicksburg

Battle of Bull Run

200

Lincoln's plan to readmit the former Confederate states to the Union was known as what?

A) The Emancipation Proclamation

B) The Ten Percent Plan

C) Reconstruction

The Ten Percent Plan

200

What was the battle in the Civil War that was a big turning point towards winning for the North (Union)?

A) Battle of Bull Run

B) Battle of Gettysburg

C) Battle of Vicksburg

Battle of Gettysburg

300

African Americans were more likely to vote for Republican or Democrats?

A) Democrats

B) Republicans

C) Independents

Republicans

300

Which branch makes sure that the laws that have been passed are constitutional and fair to the people?

A) The Executive Branch

B) The Judicial Branch

C) The Legislative Branch

The Judicial Branch

300

What order declared slaves in rebellion states to be freed in an effort to deprive the Confederacy of its workforce?

A) The Civil Rights Movement

B) The Emancipation Proclamation

C) Reconstruction

The Emancipation Proclamation

300

In April 1866, Congress passed what bill? One which gave African Americans citizenship, and gave the U.S. Government the right to protect the rights of freedmen and women?

A) The Civil Rights Act

B) The Emancipation Proclamation

C) Jim Crowe Laws

The Civil Rights Act.

But Congress worried that this act could be overturned by the Supreme Court

300

Which general was removed from command for failing to pursue Lee's army after the battle of Antietam?

A) General George B. McClellan

B) General Robert E. Lee

C) General Ulysses S. Grant

General George B. McClellan

300

What was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War?

A) Gettysburg

B) Shiloh

C) Vicksburg

Gettysburg

300

What President of the United States was impeached during Reconstruction?

A) Andrew Johnson

B) Jefferson Davis

C) Ulysses S. Grant

Andrew Johnson

300

What was the capital city of the Confederate States?

A) Atlanta, Georgia

B) Richmond, Virginia

C) Washington, D.C.

Richmond, Virginia

400

In 1862, the battle between these two iron-clad ships ended when neither side could destroy the other?

A) The Mayflower and the Lusitania

B) The Monitor and the Merrimack

C) The Titanic and the Love Boat

The Monitor and the Merrimack

400

Who is this?

A) Abraham Lincoln

B) General Robert E. Lee

C) General Ulysses S. Grant

General Robert E. Lee

400

This is the idea that people should have the right to decided whether to be a slave or a free state?

A) The Electoral College

B) Manifest Destiny

C) Popular Sovereignty

Popular Sovereignty

400

Congress passed this Amendment in June 1866, because they feared that the Civil Rights Act might be overturned. This gave African Americans citizenship. It also required that no state deny any person “the equal protection of the laws”.

A) 13th Amendment

B) 14th Amendment

C) 15th Amendment

14th Amendment

400

Who shot Abraham Lincoln, then shouted "thus always to tyrants" in Latin?

A) General Robert E. Lee

B) Jefferson Davis

C) John Wilkes Booth

John Wilkes Booth

400

When did General Robert E. Lee surrender to the Union Army?

A) April 1864

B) April 1865

C) April 1866

April 1865

400

What group was formed to help slaves transition from being slaves to being a free citizen? It also helped them to get land, find their relatives and get an education.

A) The Emancipation Proclamation

B) The Freedman's Bureau

C) The Fugitive Slave Act

The Freedman's Bureau

400

How many days after General Lee's surrender was President Lincoln assassinated?

A) 5 Days

B) 10 Days

C) 15 Days

5 Days

500

Name some things that had been destroyed from the Civil War in the South?

A) Churches, Schools, and Retirement Homes

B) Railroads, industries, homes, and farms.

C) TV and Satellite Antennas

Railroads, industries, homes, and farms.

500

Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine as a free state in what agreement?

A) The Emancipation Proclamation

B) The Missouri Compromise

C) Reconstruction

The Missouri Compromise

500

What term was given to a Northerner who moved south during Reconstruction, to gain political and economic power?

A) A Carpetbagger

B) A Yankee

C) A Con Man

Carpetbagger

500

What amendment ended slavery?

A) 13th Amendment

B) 14th Amendment

C) 15th Amendment

13th Amendment

500

Which Union General was most famously known for his "March to the Sea"?

A) General Robert E. Lee

B) General William Sherman

C) General Stonewall Jackson

William Sherman

500

How many Slave states remained in the Union during the Civil War?

A) 0

B) 5

C) 13

5; they were the border states with the Confederacy

500

What laws were passed in the South so that you could make the slaves free but still keep them away from the whites and not have anything to do with them?

A) Gerrymandering

B) Gettysburg Address

C) Jim Crowe Laws

Jim Crowe Laws

500

What act strengthened a previous law and effectively made all people slave catchers?

A) The Fugitive Slave Act

B) The Poll Tax

C) The Stamp Act

The Fugitive Slave Act

600

This was a fee that people had to pay in order to vote; it was designed to limit votes for African-Americans?

A) The Fugitive Slave Act

B) The Poll Tax

C) The Stamp Act

The Poll Tax

600

Which general died after being accidentally shot by his own men at Chancellorsville; it was a huge loss for the Confederacy?

A) General Robert E. Lee

B) General Stonewall Jackson

C) John Wilkes Booth

General Stonewall Jackson

600

What was an organized secret society that used terror and violence against African Americans to keep them from voting?

A) Ku Klux Klan

B) Proud Boys

C) Republicans

Ku Klux Klan

600

What amendment gave all men the right to vote-- black and white?

A) 13th Amendment

B) 14th Amendment

C) 15th Amendment

15th Amendment

600

What Civil War general later became a president?

A) General George B. McClellan

B) General Robert E. Lee

C) General Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant

600

The first shots of the Civil War were fired on Fort Sumter in what city?

A) Charleston

B) Fort Worth

C) Washington, D.C.

Charleston

600

These were put into place during Reconstruction to restrict former slaves in the southern states from being involved in politics, travel, or join in the justice system.

A) Black Codes

B) Blue Codes

C) White Codes