The Civil War-Jeopardy Style!!!

Civil War People

100

Gave a speech dedicating the battlefield of Gettysburg and to motivate the Union to keep fightin on.

Abraham Lincoln

200

President of the Confederacy

Jefferson Davis

300

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

William Sherman

400

Famous Gemeral known for his unwillingness to back down during a fight and for being a hero to the South during the first battle of Bull Run

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

500

American Slave who sued his master for keeping him enslaved in a territory where slavery is outlawed

Dred Scott

Civil War Battles

100

The first battle that sparked the American Civil War

Fort Sumter

200

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Lincoln gave a speech after this battle making sure to dedicate the field to the fallen soldiers. (Also a huge turning point during the war)

Gettysburg

300

This initial battle proved to the North that taking the South was not going be easy

First Battle of Bull Run

400

The original battle that was known as "The bloodiest day in the Civil War"

Antietam

500

This was an alternate name for the first battle of Bull Run

Manassas

Civil War Generals

100

Led the campaign for Vicksburg

Ulysses S. Grant

200

Given the opportunity to lead the Union army but turned it down because "He could not betray his people"

Who is Robert E. Lee

300

This general got a hold of Robert E. Lee's battle plans for the upcoming Battle of Antietam

George B. McClellan

400

This general distinguished himself during the first Battle of Bull Run.

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

500

This aging general had the Anaconda plan nicknamed after him ("...." Great Snake)

Winfield Scott (Scotts Great Snake)

Civil War Places

100

The Civil War officially began here

Fort Sumter

200

Most Civil War battles were fought in this region 

South

300

Famous sight where General Lee surrendered to General Grant

Appomattox Courthouse

400

Capital city and state of the Confederacy

Richmond, Virginia

500

John Brown attempted to take this armory in the south to start a slave revolt

Harpers Ferry

U.S. History General

100

The belief/idea that America would own all from the East coast all the way to the west coast

Manifest Destiny

200

Group responsible for the Boston Tea Party and for enflaming tensions between the British

Sons of Liberty

300

Alexander Hamiltons job title in George Washingtons Cabinet

Secretary of Treasury

400

Principle of government that allows the sharing of power between the federal and state governments

Federalism

500

This many southern states seceded after the election of Lincoln

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