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100
What type of war did the Union lead? War of ____
A war of attrition
100
What was Stonewall Jackson’s real name?
Thomas J. Jackson
100
What “ weapon “ was first used successfully and took down the USS Housatonic?
The submarine
200
Who said: “War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it; the crueller it is, the sooner it will be over”?
Ulysses S. Grant
200
Who was the only general that could go up against Robert E. Lee?
Ulysses S. Grant
200
What do we call the sharpened piece of steel added to the end of a rifle that is to be used in hand to hand combat.
The bayonet
300
Which strategy was favoured by General Winfield Scott?
The Anaconda strategy/plan
300
How many soldiers did William T. Sherman lead in the Sherman March?
60,000
300
Name three aspects of technology that improved communication.
Morse code, Photographs, Railroads, Morse code, balloons.
400
Which strategic position allowed the North to win the battle of Gettysburg?
Little Round Top
400
Why was Jefferson Davis considered an ‘average’ leader? State one reason?
He didn’t know how to defeat the better-equipped North, he constantly meddled in southern military strategy, he failed to provide the South with a stable currency or industrial capacity to prevail in the war.
400
Which boat was sunk by which submarine and in what fashion?
Hunley, taking down the USS Housatonic, by planting a sea mine onto the side of it.
500
When did the 7 days’ battle take place?
Between June 26th and July 2nd 1862.
500
What did the S in Ulysses S. Grant's name stand for?
Nothing.
500
How many shots a minute exactly did a repeating rifle shoot, and how many did the old rifles shoot?
16 and 2-4.