General Knowledge #1
What years was the Civil War fought?
1861-1865
Who was President of the United States during the Civil War?
President Abraham Lincoln
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
Fort Sumter April 12-14, 1861
What was the main cause of the Civil War?
Slavery
Which Union compromise allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state and Maine enter as a free state?
Missouri Compromise (1820)
What river was super important to control during the Civil War?
Mississippi River
When did the Civil War begin?
April 12th-14th, 1861
Who was an African-American abolitionist, reformer and writer alive during the Civil War?
Frederick Douglass
What battle was the last of the Civil War? Where General Grant Surrendered?
Battle Appomattox, April 9, 1865
What were the main cultural issues that were also causes of the Civil War?
The North was an urban society and the South was an agricultural society, religious differences were also an issue
Which compromise would allow people in each state would decide the slavery issue “popular sovereignty”
Kansas-Nebraska Act
What was a major killer, not battle related, during the Civil War?
Disease
What battle was the bloodiest?
Battle of Gettysburg, 51,000 casualties
What Confederate General was offered Command of the Union Army but declined?
Robert E. Lee
July 21st, 1861, Manassas, VA - the first discernable engagement of the war, Confederates routed the North. It was during this battle that the North and South learned it would not be a quick easy fight. During this battle Confederate General Thomas Jackson earned the name "Stonewall"
First Battle at Bull Run
What were the economic issues that helped push the nation to the Civil War?
The North is manufacturing region and supported tariffs on imports. The South was agricultural and didn't want tariffs on imports.
The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves within the rebellious states are, and henceforth shall be free."
Emancipation Proclamation January 1, 1863
What did the Union block delivery and access to?
Blockade - Southern ports (Savannah, Charleston, New Orleans)
Who was the 16th President of the United States?
President Abraham Lincoln
Who was a beloved Confederate general that was shot by Confederate troops and survived?
Thomas Stonewall Jackson
July 1, 1862-March 1863, Pennsylvania - The turning point of the war. After 2 successful battles, Confederate General Lee attacks entrenched Union forces. "Pickett's Charge" fails and Lee retreats to Virginia.
Battle of Gettysburg - July 1, 1862-March 1863, Pennsylvania
True or False
Southerners believed that they had the power to declare any national law illegal.
True
The time period in U.S. history, the period (1865–77) that followed the American Civil War and during which attempts were made to redress the inequities of slavery and its political, social, and economic legacy and to solve the problems arising from the readmission to the Union of the 11 states that had seceded at or before the outbreak of war.
Reconstruction (1865-1877)
Who became president after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated?
Andrew Johnson (1865-1869)
Where did the Civil War begin?
Confederate troops attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina
Who is considered the supreme Union general during the Civil War?
Ulysses S. Grant
The first battle with a large amount of casualties. Occurred in Tennessee. The Confederacy caught Grant off guard and almost destroyed the Union Army on day one. On the second day, reinforcements helped Grant push back the Union forces to the other side of the Mississippi. Tennessee was in Union hands the rest of the war.
Battle of Shiloh April 4th-July 1862, Tennessee -
True or False
Southerners felt that the abolition of slavery would destroy the regions economy.
True
Which compromise allowed California the enter the Union as a free state and the Southwest territories to decide the slavery issue for themselves?
Compromise of 1850
Who is Clara Barton?
Nurse and started the Red Cross
Who was the 18th President of the United States?
President Ulysses S. Grant
Who was President of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
One of only 2 major battles fought in the north, and the single bloodiest day of the war. Lee invaded but was pinned down by Union General McLellon. The Union victory forced Lee back to the South. More than 22,000 casualties in 1 day.
Battle of Antietam, Sharpsburg, Maryland, September 17, 1862
What were the Constitutional issues?
State's rights versus strong central government... the North wants a strong central government, the South wants states to make more decisions