The North
Who was the President of the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the name for the country formed by the seceding states?
Confederate States of America
What was the first battle of the war?
Fort Sumter
Name as many border states as you can - 100 points for each
Missouri, Kentucky, Delaware, West Virginia, Maryland
In what year did the Civil War begin?
1861
Lincoln's political party, which was formed to fight against slavery:
Republican Party
What state was the President of the South from?
Mississippi
What was the first major battle (not including Fort Sumter)?
First Battle of Bull Run
Name the first and last state to secede - 200 points for each.
First - South Carolina
Last - North Carolina
A new style of ship that was more heavily fortified was called:
Lincoln's document written in 1863 that declared all enslaved people free:
Emancipation Proclamation
What city was the capital of the South?
Richmond, Virginia
What was the deadliest battle in the Civil War?
Gettysburg
How many states seceded?
11
Where did most of the fighting occur - North or South?
South
The primary general for the Union (at the end of the war) was:
Ulysses S Grant
Who was the President of the Southern states?
Jefferson Davis
What was the northernmost major battle fought?
Gettysburg
What territory, which became its own state in 1863, split from another state rather than secede in 1861?
West Virginia
John Brown led an attempted slave revolt by raiding a federal armory in what West Virginia town?
Harpers Ferry
What was one advantage the North had in the war?
Larger population
More railroads - easier to transport
More factories
More farms
More resources
The primary general for the South was:
Robert E Lee
In what month did Lincoln officially declare "a state of rebellion" and officially enter the Civil War?
August 1861
How many states had seceded BEFORE Lincoln became President?
7
Who did Lincoln debate for Illinois Senate in 1858 and then face again for President in 1860?
Stephen Douglas