Blue and Grey
Facts on the War
North vs South
People and Places
Important Topics
Names and Items
100

Which of the following best describes army life during the Civil War?

Diseases spread throughout camp becasuse of unsanitary practices

100

Which of the following is a role women played in the Civil War

Spy, Soldier, Medical Helper

100

The North had to do what in order to win the war

Invade and force the South to completely surrender

100

 Who assassinated Lincoln as part of a larger plot to kill many of the leaders of the North.

John Wilkes Booth

100

Were Ex-slaves and free African Americans always treated equally and fairly in the North?

No, often not. 

100

General who defeated Lee? 

U.S. Grant

200

What event officially started the war between the North and the South?

Southerners fired on Fort Sumter

200

Why did the Union Navy blockade the South during the War?

To weaken the South's economy by cutting off its trade

200

Why did the South believe they could get Britain to take their side and help them win the war?

Britain needed the cotton for their textile mills

200

Who was the Union general who finally became a successful leader for President Lincoln and led the North to victory

Ulysses S. Grant

200

What was the 54th Massachusetts Regiment?

One of the first African American regiments organized in the North

200

Head of the Army of Virginia? 

Robert E. Lee

300

Why did President Lincoln support going to war against the South?

To make the South come back to the Union

300

Which talented military officer resigned from the U.S. Army and became the commanding general of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia?

Robert E. Lee

300

What was one strategy the South had for fighting the war?

Defend itself and wear down the North's will to fight

300

Why did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

He encouraged slaves to leave the Confederacy which would weaken the South

300

What was the most important outcome of the siege at Vicksburg?

The loss of Vicksburg cut the Confederacy in two at the Misissippi River

300

Which of the following were the causes of causalities during the war?  

Diseases, Combat, Dirty water and other unsanitary conditions

400

Why did poor southern whites complain that the Civil War was a "rich man's war, but a poor man's fight"?

Southern planters who owned 20 or more slaves could avoid military service

400

When Confederate forces captured African American Soldiers they often

Killed or enslaved them

400

What was the name of the new nation formed in 1861 by the seceding Southern States?

Confederate States of America

400

Why did Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation free slaves only in the South?

Lincoln believed he had the authority to free slaves only in rebelling states

400

Why is Appomattox Courthouse important?

It was the site where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant

400

Which of the following were roles women had during the war?  

Dressing like men and fighting in battles, Running farms and working in factories, Spies

500

Which Battle is known for these two characteristics: people gathered in the countryside with picnic baskets to watch and after this battle, both sides realized that the fight was not going to be short and easy?

Bull Run/Manassas

500

What was the deadliest one-day battle of the war?

Antietam

500

In which speech did President Lincoln honor the war dead and talk about how to finish the war.

Gettysburg Address

500

What was the battle site in Pennsylvania where so many soldiers were killed that part of this battlefield was dedicated as a cemetery?

Gettysburg

500

What is meant by the statement "William Tecumseh Sherman waged total war"?

He destroyed everything that could be used by the South to support their war effort including civilian homes, crops, and livestock

500

Which of the following were the causes of causalities during the war?  

Disease, combat, unsanitary conditions 

600

Which of the following is are strengths of the North

More people, More money and factories, More train tracks and telegraph lines

600

Which of the following are strengths of the South

Only had to defend their land not invade and control the North, Better Commanders in the military, Fighting on their land

600

 Who on both sides made many contributions to the war effort?

Women

600

Which of the following are ways African Americans contributed to the war effort

Fought in the Army, Burial duty, worked to free other African Americans

600

This Battle was a turning point in the war.

Battle of Gettysburg

600

Sherman used Total war during his march to the sea. Which of the following was taken or destroyed by his troops?  

Farm Animals, Train tracks, Buildings

700

These states made up the border states which had slaves but stayed in the Union.

Missouri, Maryland, Delaware and Kentucky

700

The North had a large advantage due to what?

More people, more railroads, more money, and more shipyards.

700

This man was not a great general for the North and Lincoln and often lost to  Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia many times.

McClellan

700

Ironclads were ships made of?

Metal

700

This attack was a failed attempt by Lee to win the Battle of Gettysburg.

Pickett's Charge

700

Which of the following happened to Lincoln?

He had a difficult time finding good generals until he picked Grant, He planned to get the South back into the Union quickly and "let them up easy", He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, He issued the Emancipation Proclamation