Union
Confederates
Terminology
Battles
When and Why
100

Was the Union part of the Northern or Southern states?

Northern States 

100

Were the Confederate states in the North or South?

South 

100

A telegraph is...

A form of communication at a distance by the use of coded signals

100

1st Battle of Bull Run was the _____ battle of the war?

1st major battle of the war

100
What year did the Civil War begin? 

A. 1861

B. 1865

C. 1863

A. 1861

200

Who was the President of the Union?

Abraham Lincoln

200

Who was the President of the Confederates? 

Jefferson Davis

200

Bayonets are...

The blade attached to the muzzle of a gun used for combat

200
At the Battle of Antietam the winner was who? 

There was no clear winner

200

What year did the Civil War end?

A.1861

B.1865

C.1863

B.1865

300

Ulysses S. Grant

Union General 

300

Robert E. Lee...

Confederate General 

300

Gettysburg Address

Abraham Lincoln's speech to honor soldiers and their fight for equality, freedom, and national unity

300

The Battle of Gettysburg was...

A. where Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address

B. Union lost 8,000 soldiers

C. Bloodiest battle

D. All of the Above

D. All of the above

300

Who was elected as President that played a role in the formation of the Confederate states?

Abraham Lincoln

400

Did the Union win or lose? Explain reasoning. 

They won, because the Confederates surrendered

400

What did they do 1st in the war?

They shot the first shot

400

Andersonville Prison is..

The Confederate prisoner-of-war camp in the last year of the war

400

Why is the Battle of Appomattox so important?

Because it is the battle where the war ended

400

List 3 ways there was tension that resulted in the formation of the Confederate States

-slavery

-rights for the states

-westward expansion

-election of Abraham Lincoln as President