Civil War

Which of the following was NOT a Union general?

Lincoln dedicated a cemetery and gave an important speech at

A majority of soldiers that died were killed by

At the beginning of the war, most people thought

Lincoln was afraid that what country would help the South?

Which side fired the first shot?

What is another word for a military draft?

Who was the presidential candidate for the Republican party in 1860?

At what battle were black soldiers massacred by Southern troops?

Fort Sumter is located off the coast of what state?

The South was also called the

Who commanded the Northern army?

Where was the Confederate capital

Northerners rioted against the draft in what city?

Who was shot at Ford's theater in 1865?

What battle was the turning point of the war (when the North started winning)?

What river divided the Confederacy in two?

Which union general marched to the sea and made Georgia howl?

President Lincoln paid for the war in the North by

What was the first major battle of the Civil War?

To cut off trade with the South, the Union set up a blockade in which ocean?

Which Union general did Lincoln beat in the 1864 election?

Which amendment to the Constitution outlawed slavery?

The Monitor and Merrimack were

Southerners were called

During the early part of the war, Lincoln's main goal was to

Which of the following was an advantage for the South?

Who commanded the Southern army?

Who was President of the Confederacy?

Who was the presidential candidate for the Northern Democrats in 1860?

Improvements in this type of weapon made it easier to kill more people.

Who was the presidential candidate for the Constitutional Union party in 1860?

What was the first state to secede from the Union?

Northerners were called

Who won the election of 1860?

Which of the following was a nurse during the war?

Who shot Abraham Lincoln?

What was the last port city on the Mississippi River that the Union captured?

What word means to leave the union?

How did the South react to Lincoln's election?

Which of the following slave/border states stayed in the Union?

Why did the South want to take the city of Gettysburg?

Northerners who opposed the war were called

Early in the war (1861-62) which side won the most battles?

Lincoln was assassinated in what city?

What was the name of the prison camp where thousands of Union prisoners died?

Lincoln kept people he thought were spies in jail without trial by

What document did Lincoln write to free the slaves?

The Civil War ended in what year?

The Civil War started in what year?

Black soldiers were first used at

The first shot of the Civil War was fired at what fort?

The first black soldiers were used

Which Southern general saved the Confederate army at the battle of Bull Run?

What was the bloodiest battle of the civil war?

Lee surrendered to Grant at

The North was also called the

Who was the presidential candidate for the Southern Democrats in 1860?

General Grant followed which strategy?

The North's plan to win the war was called