Union vs. Confederacy
Union or Confederacy: Which side was defending its way of life in the Civil War?
Confederacy
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant to end the war?
Appomatox Courthouse
Who helped to create the United States Colored Troops and advocated for the rights of African American soldiers during the Civil War?
Frederick Douglass
Who wrote the Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
Which person's election caused a bunch of Southern states to secede?
Abraham Lincoln
North or South: Which area of the country had greater manufacturing capabilities at the start of the war?
North
When Southerners in South Carolina fired on and captured this fort, it was considered the start of the Civil War.
Fort Sumter
Who did Lincoln eventually put in charge of the Union army in the east who accepted the surrender from the Confederates?
Ulysses S. Grant
Who was the first American woman to lead troops in combat?
Harriet Tubman
Name two states that stayed in the Union but still had legalized slavery.
Kentucky, Missouri, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware
Union or Confederacy: Which region had legal slavery in all of its states?
The South
Which battle is considered the first major battle of the Civil War--the one in which Stonewall Jackson stood out as a general?
The First Battle of Bull Run (Manasses)
Who was the Confederate commander of the armies of Northern Virginia and encouraged Southerners to reunite with the North at the end of the Civil War?
Robert E. Lee
Who served as a battlefield nurse and founded the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
The western counties of which state decided to split off and stay in the Union when its state seceded?
Virginia
North or South: Which side had an economy that relied heavily on plantations and large-scale farming?
South
Which battle is considered the turning point in the war?
The Battle of Gettysburg
Who was the President of the Confederacy during the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis
Who was a Virginia abolitionist who ran a Union spy ring in Richmond?
Elizabeth Van Lew
The Missouri Compromise, The Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act were all related to one topic, What was it?
The spread of slavery to new territories of the United States
Name one advantage the South had in the Civil War.
Answers will vary
Which battle was actually a 47-day siege that gave the North control of the Mississippi River?
The Battle of Vicksburg
Which Confederate General was shot by his own men at the Battle of Chancelorsville?
Stonewall Jackson
What was the Chief purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?
To legally free enslaved people in the Confederate states.
Name one advantage the North had going into the Civil War.
Answers will vary
This one-day battle is considered the bloodiest day in American history.
The Battle of Antietam
Which Union general marched his men from Atlanta to Savannah, GA, using a "scorched earth" policy?
William Tecumseh Sherman
Who was born enslaved and served as a Union spy in Richmond, posing as a slave in Jefferson Davis's house?
Mary Richardson Bowser
Which speech's primary message was to emphasize the importance of preserving the Union and democracy?
The Gettysburg Address