Civil War

North

100

What was the North’s army called? (2 acceptable answers)

Union or Yankees

200

What does the Civil War place in deaths of American's in one war? A) Most deaths B) 2nd most C) 5th most

A) Most deaths Roughly 1,264,000 American soldiers have died in the nation's wars: 620,000 in the Civil War and 644,000 in all other conflicts.

300

Where was the first battle of the Civil War?

Fort Sumter, South Carolina

South

100

Name for South’s army

Confederate or Rebels

200

T or F Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederate army to Ulysses S. Grant was the last battle of the Civil War

F - Last battle was fought at Palmito Ranch, Texas, on May 13, 1865 almost month later.

300

Who ran in the election of 1860 for president besides Abraham Lincoln? (Name at least one)

Stephen A. Douglas, John C. Breckenridge, John Bell

Newton Knight

100

T or F Newton loved combat.

False

200

T or F -- Newton sympathized for the blacks because he himself was part black.

False he was 100% white

300

T or F Newton's father was the first generation in the family to not have slave.

True - Newton's father was the only child to deny having slaves.

Jones County

100

What state is Jones County in?

Mississippi

200

T or F -- Jones County had almost all Confederates living in it

True -- After the war Confederates changed the county name honor the old Confederate president.

300

T or F -- the Southern government never controlled Jones County when Newton was home

F -- In the beginning and when general Lowery attacked them

Bouns

500

What was the 1st picture on the Powerpoint?

Book cover