General Civil War Trivia
On this day, MM/DD/YY, the Civil War started.
April 12th, 1861
The victor of the Battle of Bull Run.
What was the Confederacy
Why did West Virginia become a state in 1863?
The Western part of Virginia didn’t want to secede, so Virginia split in 2(West Virginia, and Virginia)
General George McClellan was replaced by whom?
General Ambrose Burnside
Was there such thing as Confederate Currency?
Yes
What state was the first to secede?
How many states followed?
South Carolina
6
Which Naval commander captured the city of New Orleans?
David Farragut
What are border states?
Name the border states.
Slave States that did not secede.
Missouri, Kansas, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware
What fraction of the soldiers that fought for the union were immigrants?
1/3
Who started the Red Cross Organization in the United States?
Clara Barton
Where did the Civil War start?
Fort Sumter, South Carolina
In the Battle of (Blank) the 54th Massachusetts Infantry fought bravely for the Union.
Fort Wagner
How many Confederate States were there?
11
On what date did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
What did it do?
January 1st, 1863
It freed slaves in areas that were fighting against the union
Name 4 women who had major roles in the Civil War.
Clara Barton, Harriet Tubman, Dorothea Dix, Elizabeth Blackwell
What were warships covered with protective iron plates.
Ironclads
Robert E. Lee ordered (Blank) a Confederate attack of the Union line at Cemetery Ridge that failed.
Pickett's Charge
What was the Capital of the United States of America?
Confederate States of America?
Washington D.C.
Richmond, Virginia
How old was the oldest man in the Civil War?
80 years old from Iowa.
How did African Americans in the South resist slavery?
1. They provided military and other kinds of information to the Union armies.
2. By deliberately slowly working, or damaging equipment.
Which Union General was fighting in the West when President Lincoln recognized him?
Ulysses S. Grant
How many people died in the Battle of Gettysburg?
3,155 people
In the Battle of (Blank), Union General Hooker was defeated by a force that was half their size.
Chancellorsville
If you were drafted in the civil war, could you pay someone to take your spot?
If so, how much would you have to pay?
Yes
$300
What fraction of Southern farmers owned slaves?
1/4