Civil War Review

Who assassinated Lincoln 5 days after the war ended?

What significant event happens at Appomattox Courthouse?

Which of the following were Confederate strategies during the Civil War?

What major city did the Union aim to capture at the beginning of the war?

What document symbolically freed the slaves but in reality freed none?

Who had a larger population and better resources?

Did the Union eventually let African American soldiers in their army?

Which state seceded from the union first?

More than 1/2 of the soldiers who fought in the Civil War died of disease & malnutrition

Which side lost a greater proportion (percentage) of their soldiers during the Civil War?

What famous general earned the nickname Stonewall at the Battle of Bull Run?

What early battle that the Confederacy won showed this would be a long war and would take years to end?

Union gets enough of a win for Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation and stopped foreign support for the South

Lincoln's famous speech to honor those lost in a major battle

What major piece of wartime technology was created during the Civil War?

Who lost to Lincoln in the Election of 1860 and had famous debates with him

How many states seceded from the Union during the Civil War?

Harriet Tubman was a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad who helped lead Southern slaves to freedom

John Brown only attacked Harper's Ferry. Had no other acts of aggression pre Civil War

More men died in combat than died of disease during the Civil War

President, part of the country, and capital of the Union

John Brown's failed plan was to raid an arsenal, arm slaves, and lead a slave rebellion

What Supreme Court case led to the precedent that slaves could not request freedom because they were property?

In the 1860 Election, Lincoln won some electoral votes from states in the South

Which two battles are credited to helping the Union gain control of the MS River?

Who is the general that makes the tough choices and leads the Union to victory?

Which side had better military leaders and fought the war mostly in their country

What was the importance of the border states?

Which side lost more total soldiers during the Civil War?

What battle led to France and Britain to support the Union War effort?

What were the ways in which funds were raised for war?

After Richmond fell, President Lincoln and his Cabinet burnt documents and fled the city

President, region of the country, and Capital of the Confederacy

Women served as nurses and spies on both sides of the Civil War

Which event started the Civil War? No casualties happened here & a Union surrender

One of the bloodiest battles, major turning point for the Union, leads to famous speech to dedicate a cemetery

The era after the Civil War when the US had to reintegrate South into the Union & determine status of former slaves

What was Lincoln's main goal at the beginning of the War?

Which general led the March to the Sea in which he captured Atlanta through the Total War strategy?

Another name for Peace Democrats

Gain control of the MS River, splitting the Confederacy into two, and cut Southern supply lines

What is the definition of a Civil War?