B7 Civil War Battles Jeopardy Review

Causes & Dates

100

• 100: This April 1861 attack on a federal fort in South Carolina started the Civil War.

Answer: What is the Fall of Fort Sumter?

200

• 200: In July 1861 this first major land battle near Washington showed the war would not be short.

Answer: What is the First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas)?

300

• 300: This September 1862 battle was the single bloodiest day in American history and led Lincoln to issue a major proclamation.

Answer: What is the Battle of Antietam?

400

• 400: In March 1862, two ironclad ships fought to a draw during this naval battle.

Answer: What is the Battle of Hampton Roads (Virginia vs. Monitor)?

500

• 500: This campaign in November–December 1864 aimed to destroy Southern resources and morale and ended with the capture of a port city.

Answer: What is Sherman’s March to the Sea / the Savannah Campaign?

Major Battles

100

• 100: This July 1863 battle was a turning point; the Confederates retreated after heavy losses.

Answer: What is the Battle of Gettysburg?

200

• 200: The Union victory that gave the North control of the Mississippi River after a long siege in July 1863.

Answer: What is the Siege of Vicksburg?

300

• 300: This charge led by a Confederate general failed at Gettysburg and resulted in heavy Confederate losses.

Answer: What is Pickett’s Charge?

400

• 400: This Union officer heroically defended Little Round Top at Gettysburg.

Answer: Who is Joshua (Josh) Chamberlain?

500

• 500: Name the Confederate general who surrendered in April 1865 at Appomattox Court House.

Answer: Who is Robert E. Lee?

People & Leaders

100

• 100: He was President of the Union and issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

Answer: Who is Abraham Lincoln?

200

• 200: He led the Confederate States of America as president.

Answer: Who is Jefferson Davis?

300

• 300: This Union general was known for being overly cautious and was later fired by Lincoln.

Answer: Who is George McClellan?

400

• 400: This Union general accepted Lee’s surrender and later became the top Union general.

Answer: Who is Ulysses S. Grant?

500

• 500: Name the Confederate general infamous at the First Battle of Bull Run.

Answer: Who is Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson?

Documents & Outcomes

100

• 100: This amendment, ratified in 1865, officially abolished slavery in the United States.

Answer: What is the 13th Amendment?

200

• 200: One major effect of this 1863 proclamation was that it allowed African Americans to join the Union army.

Answer: What is the Emancipation Proclamation?

300

• 300: Lincoln’s short 1863 speech honored fallen soldiers and redefined the war’s purpose for democracy and national unity.

Answer: What is the Gettysburg Address?

400

• 400: After Lee’s surrender, Grant allowed Confederate soldiers to return home with these two things for dignity and to aid their survival.

Answer: What are their horses and their weapons (and were also given food)?

500

• 500: List five ways the Emancipation Proclamation changed the war (each full point).

Answer: 

Freed enslaved people in Confederate states; 

changed the war’s purpose to include ending slavery; 

prevented European support for the Confederacy; 

allowed African Americans to join the Union army; 

weakened the Southern economy and labor system.