Civil War 1
Civil War 2
Civil War 3
Civil War 4
G Money
100
Who was President of the Union/The United States during the War Between the States?
Abraham Lincoln
100
What is the name for the new country formed by the states that decided to seceed from the U.S.?
The Confederate States of America
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The Confederacy
100
When a parts of a nation fight against other parts, what is this type of war called?
a civil war
100
Who was General Robert E. Lee?
The most famous General for The Confederacy and of the civil war.
100
When is Mrs. G's birthday?
June
200
What was the color of the Union uniforms ?
Blue
200
Who was Harriet Tubman?
A "conductor" of the "Underground Railroad" who helped slaves escape to freedom.
200
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Declared that slaves in the Confederate states were free.
200
List the strategy the SOUTH used in the Civil War
Defensive strategy= wanted a majority of the fighting to be in the south
200
What is my favorite color?
Dark Green
300
The economy of the south was heavily reliant on their __________ crops.
Cotton.
300
Name one major advantage the Union had in the war.
Larger Population, Abundant natural resources, more manufacturing and more railroads.
300
Why was the civil war so deadly?
1. Military tactics
2. Better technology
3. Medical treatment (bad)
4. Illness/infection
300
Who won the civil war?
Union- the North
300
Who is my fav artist?
Tay Tay Swift
400
Who gave the Gettysburg address?
President Abraham Lincoln
400
What does secede mean?
to break away from, to remove oneselve
400
Describe Shermans march to the sea:
Union General Sherman takes his troops and marches from Tennessee to lower Georgia and destroys plantations, livestock, homes and cities
DOUBLE POINTS: What major southern city was destroyed?
400
What was the color of the Confederate's uniform
Gray
400
What is the name of my dog?
Pyper
500
Who was Jefferson Davis?
A Mississippi senator that became the President of the Confederate States of America.
500
What is an abolitionist?
A person who wants slaves to be freed and for slavery to be permanently abolished.
500
What was the first state to secede from the United States?
South Carolina
500
What was one major reason the Southern States seceded?
1. Slavery
2. States struggle w Federalism (double points) (States didnt want to follow the rules of the Federal gov)
3. Tariff (Tax)- Tax on Cotton/ Cotton is King
4. Sectionalism- Different parts of the country feeling disconnected from one another
500
Where did I graduate college?
Coastal Carolina University
600
What was the Capital of the Confederacy
Richmond, Virginia
600
Describe the "Anaconda Plan"
General Winfield Scott
--The plan was to blockade the Southern ports and split the south in two along the Mississippi river.
600
At What place was Lincoln assassinated?
Ford's Theater
600
What battle started the civil war?
The attack on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina by the Confederacy. This was a Union Fort that was in a Confederate state. They had refused to surrender.
600
Ya been BAMBOOZELED!!!
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