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Civil War Bowl Semi-Final
Civil War Bowl Semi-Final
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1
What was the "Anaconda Plan"?
The Southern blockade of Union ports
A plan to seek for peace
A plan to use snakes to poison the enemy
The Union blockade of Southern ports
2
What is a compromise?
when both sides give in a little to reach an agreement
when neither side gives in and the war continues
a complicated or compound promise
when one side gives in a little to reach an agreement
3
Who founded the American Red Cross?
Abraham Lincoln
Sojourner Truth
Mary Todd Lincoln
Clara Barton
4
What mistake did General Meade make after the Battle of Gettysburg?
He allowed Lee's army to win as a sign of peace.
He kept attacking until all of Lee's army was dead.
He retreated instead of winning the battle.
He allowed Lee's army to escape, making the war longer.
5
Who commanded the Union Army towards the end of the war?
John C. Calhoun
John Meade
William T. Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
6
Lincoln ordered the South to be blockaded. What is a blockade?
The fortifications that go into creating an ironclad ship
Airplanes keeping ships from entering of leaving, cutting off supplies
Ships keeping other ships from entering or leaving, cutting off supplies
The fortifications that go into creating a fort
7
What is a tarriff?
a tax on exported goods
a tax on imported goods
a tax on goods traded within the country
a breed of dog
8
Why did the people in the South NOT vote for Lincoln in the 1860 Presidential Election?
He was a bad lawyer
He was from the North
He was for slavery
He was against slavery
9
Machine guns were invented during the Civil War.
False
True
10
On which date was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?
July 7, 1984
January 7, 1863
April 25, 1988
January 1, 1863
11
What was the name of the general who captured Atlanta?
John Meade
William T. Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
Douglas A. MacArthur
12
How many years did the Civil War last?
4
8
2
6
13
How did most people in the South make a living?
factories
farming
being teachers
shipping
14
Fort Sumter is located in which city and state?
Little Rock, Arkansas
Charleston, South Carolina
Asheville, North Carolina
Omaha, Nebraska
15
The Gettysburg Address starts with "Fourscore and seven years ago." How many years is that?
87
97
77
107
16
Who were the Yankees?
Dentists who "yanked" out teeth
The first baseball team
The South
The North
17
Who shot Abraham Lincoln?
Lee Harvey Oswald
Clark Gable
Thanos
John Wilkes Booth
18
Who was the President of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
John C. Calhoun
19
Vicksburg is located on which river?
Jordan
James
Mississppi
Nile
20
Which group wanted to keep slavery out of the Western territories?
The Confederacy
The South
The Slave States
The Union
21
Why were Maine and Missouri both admitted as states at the same time?
the keep the same number of states that begin with the letter"m"
to keep the balance in Congress
to keep the balance of weights
to keep another state from joining the Union
22
In which city was The Confederate States of America formed?
Atlanta, Georgia
Ogden, Utah
Montgomery, Alabama
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
23
What did Lincoln want the Southern states to do after the war had ended?
stay a separate country
go to prison
suffer
come back to the Union
24
In which year did the North blockade the South
1860
1864
1862
1980
25
Where was the Confederate capital located?
Raleigh, North Carolina
Miami, Florida
Nashville, Tennessee
Richmond, Virginia
26
Which number president was Abraham Lincoln?
16th
12th
14th
18th
27
What was the name given to Northerners who cheated the Southerners?
basket weavers
evil men
carpetbaggers
cheaters
28
Who was the Union general at the Battle of Gettysburg?
Ulysses S. Grant
John Meade
Robert E. Lee
Andrew Johnson
29
Where is Cemetery Ridge located?
Montgomery, Alabama
Ft. Sumter, South Carolina
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Mt. Everest, Nepal
30
a conductor on the Underground Railroad, made 19 successful trips, brought 300 people to freedom, and never lost anyone.
Clara Barton
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
Louisa May Alcott
