Quiz Bowl

What was the nickname of the Confederate army?

Who was the commanding Union general at the battle of Chancellorsville?

Lincoln belonged to this political party which opposed the spread of slavery.

Besides slavery what was another major issue for the Southern/Confederate states?

The South/Confederacy wanted to fight this kind of war, or a war where you wait to be attacked.

What was the Confederate ship that succesfully raided USA shipping until sunk near France?

The bombarding of which fort started the Civil War?

What was the capital city of the North/Union/USA in the Civil War?

Where did Rober E Lee and the confederate army surrender?

Who invented the cotton gin?

Which Union/Northern general made a "march to the sea" burning Atlanta and much of Georgia?

Who won the Civil War?

What year did the Civil War start?

What number president was Abraham Lincoln?

What famous speech did Lincoln make after the Battle of Gettysburg?

What were the names of the two iron clad ships that fought off Hampton Roads, Virginia?

This word means to kill someone by a sudden attack, especially a political figure.

Who was in charge of the Confederate troops at the bombing of Fort Sumter?

Who was the poet who wrote "O Captain! My Captain!" about Abraham Lincoln?

Who was the president of the North/Union/USA during the Civil War?

What was the period in the South after the Civil War called?

What is the name for soldiers on horseback?

Who was the first general in charge of the Union/Northern army, fired by Lincoln?

What invention made harvesting cotton easier and increased demand for slaves?

Which battle was the turning point of the Civil War from July 1st to July 3rd 1863?

How many did years did the Civil War last?

What was the only battle to take place on Northern soil?

Where did many Civil War generals go to school?

Who was the most successful Northern/Union general?

Which of these was an advantage the North had over the South at the start of the war?

Who was the confederate spy and messenger for General Pierre Beauragard?

What was the name of the interconnected system of houses that allowed slaves to escape?

Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?

What were the names of the large farms in the South where slaves worked?

What was the first battle of the Civil War?

Who was known as "the angel of the battlefield" helping soldiers and starting the Red Cross?

What word means to prevent ships from entering or leaving a port?

What announcement did Lincoln make freeing southern slaves?

How many states had already seceded before Abraham Lincoln took his oath as president?

How many electoral votes did Lincoln win from southern states in the election of 1860?

What is the name for soldiers on foot?

Who ran against Lincoln in the election of 1863 during the Civil War?

What were the names of the guns that were more accurate than muskets?

This compromise allowed Maine, a free state, and Missouri, a slave state, to both join the USA

Which of the following battles did not take place in Virginia?

How many stars are on the Confederate/Southern/CSA flag?

How many Confederate/Southern/CSA states were there?

What was the name of the disastrous charge at the Battle of Gettysburg?

Which battle gave the North/USA/Union control of the Mississippi River, cutting the South in 2?

The Gettysburg Address begins "four score and seven years ago..." what does this mean?

What was the siege to cut off railroad supplies to Richmond called?

This word means to leave the USA/Union

Who was in command of the Southern/Confederate cavalry?

What was the main "cash crop" in the South/Confederacy/CSA?

Who was the greatest Southern/Confederate general?

Which was the first southern state to secede?

Who was the Union/Northern General at the Battle of Vicksburg?

To which Union General did General Robert E Lee surrender at Appomattox Courthouse?

Which confederate/southern general was shot by his own men at the Chancellorsville?

What were the group of laws that dealt with slavery in the territory from Mexico?

Who was the vice-president of the Confederacy/CSA/South?

What was the nickname of the Union army?

What was the first large scale military campaign in the Civil War?

In which part of the country were most Civil War battles fought?

What color were the southern/confederate/CSA uniforms?

Who was the president of the Confederacy/South/CSA?

Who became president after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865?

What law allowed people to vote for or against slavery in Kansas and Nebraska?

Abraham Lincoln started a ________________, or forced people to join the army

What year did the Civil War end?

What was Abraham Lincoln's wife's name?

What is another name for cannon, used primarily in the military?

Who was the most famous Civil War photographer?

Who shot Abraham Lincoln?

What color were the Union/North/USA uniforms?

What was the new technology that enabled Lincoln to communicate instantly with his generals?

Who was Lincoln's secretary of war?

Where was Lincoln shot?

What was the name of the southern prison where many northern soldiers died?

How many soldiers died in the Civil War?

How many candidates for president were there in 1860?

Who did Abraham Lincoln call "the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war"?

Where was slavery prohibited in the new territories according to the Missouri Compromise?

Who was the escaped slave who was known as a brilliant speaker for the abolitionist cause?

What year did Lincoln first win the election for president?

What was the capital city of the Confederacy/South/CSA?