Battles of Civil War
What was the First battle of the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
Who were the 2 presidents during the Civil War?
(One in the South, one in the North)
Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis
What was the main cause of the Civil War?
Slavery/Sectionalism
Who won the Civil War?
The North/Union
Who has the upper hand in "technology" in the Civil War?
The North/Union
What year did the first battle of the Civil War start?
1861
Who got assassinated and who assassinated him?
Abraham Lincoln got assassinated and John Wilkes Boothe assassinated him.
What act involved Kansas getting to choose to be a free or slave state?
The Kansas-Nebraska act
What were the North and South called?
The Union and Confederates
Who was "suppose" to win at the beginning?
The South/Confederates
What was the last battle of the Civil War before the signing of the Appomattox surrender?
The battle of Appomatox
Who were the 2 big generals in the Civil War?
Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant
Which president wanted to fight and not let the other side succeed?
Abraham Lincoln
When did the Civil War begin and end?
1861 to 1865
Why was the South/Confederates supposed to win?
Because they had one of the best generals the U.S. has ever seen, and they had more military schools in the South than in the North.
What battle was the "turning point" for the Union?
The battle of Gettysburg
Which former slave recruited African Americans to fight for the Union?
Frederick Douglass
What is the concept of the northern and southern states having divided issues based on their location and economy?
Sectionalism
What was the main goal for the Confederates?
To have their own country, and have slavery.
What was the new bullet and rifle that the Union had?
The minie ball and the Springfield rifle
How many "major" Battles were in the Civil War?
(if you are 5 numbers lower or higher you get the question correct)
50
Who was Abraham Lincolns wife?
(the first name is fine)
Mary Todd Lincoln
What year was the most pivotal election in American history?
1860
What was the estimated number of deaths in the Civil War?
(there are 2 numbers if you guess in between them you get the question correct)
752,000 to 851,000
What was the word called that was getting supplies to soldiers?
Logistics