The president of the United States during the Civil War
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
100
The first shots of the Civil War were fired here
What is Fort Sumter
100
This is one major advantage the North had in the Civil War
What is (any of these)
More wealth and a stronger economy.
Bigger population.
Better political leaders, particularly Lincoln.
Larger army and superior navy
100
People in the North who were opposed to the war were called this
What are Copperheads?
100
Lee surrendered to Grant at ____ on April 9th, 1865, effectively ending the Civil War.
What is Appomattox Court House?
200
The president of the Confederacy
Who was Jefferson Davis?
200
The first major battle of the Civil War
What is First Bull Run/Manassas?
200
This freed the slaves in the Confederacy and allowed African Americans to fight in the Union Army
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
200
One example of a border state
What is (any of these)
Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri
200
The movie Glory is based on this regiment
What is the 54th Massachusetts?
300
After refusing command of the Union army, he was appointed commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, the most prestigious position in the Confederate military.
Who was Robert E. Lee?
300
This battle was a major turning point in the Civil War where Lee’s most successful push into the North was defeated. This battle had the highest overall casualty rate of the war.
What is Gettysburg?
300
The first state to secede from the Union
What is South Carolina?
300
The name for states that still had slavery but remained part of the Union
What are the border states?
300
The 54th Massachusetts was famous for their bravery when they stormed this place
What is Fort Wagner?
400
Commander in the Union army. Lee surrendered to him at Appomattox.
Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
400
This battle gave Lincoln the victory he needed to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
What is Antietam?
400
The name of the North's plan for victory that involved blocking Confederate ports, taking control of the Mississippi River, and surrounding the Confederacy
What is the Anaconda Plan?
400
Both the North and South instituted this when they needed more soldiers
What is the draft?
500
Confederate sympathizer who fatally shot Abraham Lincoln
Who was John Wilkes Booth?
500
This battle gave the Union control over the Mississippi River.
What is the Siege of Vicksburg?
500
This is one major advantage the South had in the Civil War
What is
any of these: The fighting would primarily take place in the South.
The Confederacy was fighting a defensive war to save their homeland.
Slave labor.
Better and more experienced generals.
500
South Carolina seceded from the Union after this event
What is the election of Abraham Lincoln?
500
These occurred in New York in response to the draft and the Emancipation Proclamation