Civil War Unit

People

100

The person who was President of the United States throughout the Civil War

Abraham Lincoln

200

This person was the most successful Northern general in the Civil War.

Ulysses S. Grant

300

This person was the most successful Southern general in the Civil War.

Robert E. Lee

400

Robert Gould Shaw was famous for leading the

54th Massachusetts regiment 

500

This person was the president of the Confederacy during the Civil War.

Jefferson Davis

Battles and more

100

This battle was the first major one of the Civil War and showed the South, under the leadership of Stonewall Jackson, would not be easily defeated

Battle of Bull Run

200

This battle was the farthest North the South ever advanced, and after their loss here, they spent the rest of the war on the retreat

Gettysburg

300

The battle of Vicksburg is considered one of the turning points of the Civil War because it gave the Union control of what critical waterway?

The Mississippi River

400

Why did Lincoln want to wait for a Union victory before he issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

He didn't want to seem like he was doing it out of desperation

500

In his Gettysburg Address Lincoln says the nation must be born again, this time living up to its word that all men are created equal. Finish his phrase, "This nation will have a _________"

New birth of freedom

Events

100

The event that began the Civil War was

The attack on Fort Sumpter

200

The two major Union victories known as the turning points of the war were ________________

Gettysburg and Vicksburg

300

What was the purpose of General Sherman's March to the Sea and total war?

to destroy everything in GA that could help the South win the war

400

Where did Lee surrender to Grant to end the war?

in a home in the town of Appomattox Court House

500

We often look at slavery as the main cause of the Civil War. But the truth is while it was absolutely part of the divide, the war started with slavery in tact in the South. Therefore what was the main cause of the war that the South liked to refer to as the biggest issue?

states' rights or Federal Government aggression 

North/South

100

This area contained huge farms called plantations and had more enslaved people here.

South

200

This area had more people and factories and most of the people opposed slavery.

North

300

This region had the more experienced generals

South

400

This region was hoping to rely on help from Europe. What was the region and what was the strategy called?

South and cotton diplomacy

500

The war being fought in the South was initially an advantage for them. How could you argue it initially became a disadvantage? 

Southern land was badly destroyed and they lost the ability to produce food and other necessities 

Random

100

One problem Lincoln had with all of his generals before Grant was

Too passive, timid, not aggressive enough

200

After what battle did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclomation.

Antietam

300

Wha was one reason General Lee chose to move north and attack at Gettysburg?

To live off the northern land

to get the fighting out of the South

to gather supplies

to pressure Lincoln to negotiate for peace

400

Many northerners were either still racist or did not support the war. Name one event that helps demonstrate that

NYC Draft Riots

Scenes from Glory

500

At some point in the war Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus. What does this mean he allowed for?

People to be arrested and held without going before a judge first, as he claimed was allowed only in war time