Civil War

Question 1

What was the cause of Ft. Sumter?

Answer 1

Fighting over federal forts

Question 2

What was the significance of Ft. Sumter?

Answer 2

Started the Civil War

Question 3

Who won Ft. Sumter?

Answer 3

Confederates

Question 4

What was the effect of Ft. Sumter?

Answer 4

Lincoln asked for Militia volunteers

Question 5

What was the cause of 1st Bull Run/Manassas?

Answer 5

Union was trying to take over Richmond

Question 6

What was the significance of 1st Bull Run/Manassas?

Answer 6

Union realized this would NOT be easy

Question 7

Who won 1st Bull Run?

Answer 7

Confederates

Question 8

What was the effect of 1st Bull Run?

Answer 8

Lincoln realized he needed an army

Question 9

What was the cause of Shiloh?

Answer 9

Grant was trying to take over Mississippi River

Question 10

Significance of Shiloh?

Answer 10

Was the bloodiest battle up to that point in history

Question 11

Who won Shiloh?

Answer 11

Union

Question 12

Effect of Shiloh?

Answer 12

Both sides lost many men

Question 13

Cause of New Orleans?

Answer 13

Union wanted to capture N.O. for Anaconda Plan

Question 14

Significance of New Orleans?

Answer 14

Union
controlled
almost all
of the Miss.
River

Question 15

Who won N.O?

Answer 15

Union

Question 16

Effect of New Orleans?

Answer 16

Union now
controlled
Miss. River
and
headed to
Vicksburg

Question 17

Cause of Seven Days?

Answer 17

Union tried
again to
Capture
Richmond

Question 18

Significance of Seven Days?

Answer 18

Lee ended
the threat
to Virginia

Question 19

Who won Seven Days?

Answer 19

Confederates

Question 20

Effect of Seven Days?

Answer 20

Union’s last
try at
capturing
Richmond

Question 21

Cause of Antietam?

Answer 21

Union
Troops find
Lee’s plans
to attack
north

Question 22

Significance of Antietam?

Answer 22

Bloodiest
day in
American
History

Question 23

Who won Antietam?

Answer 23

Union

Question 24

Effect of Antietam?

Answer 24

Lincoln
fires
McClellan

Question 25

Cause of Gettysburg?

Answer 25

Lee tries to
invade into
north again

Question 26

Significance of Gettysburg?

Answer 26

South
never
recovers
from this
defeat
(Pickett’s
Charge)

Question 27

Who won Gettysburg?

Answer 27

Union

Question 28

Effect of Gettysburg?

Answer 28

Lee’s
hopes for
victory in
the north
are
crushed

Question 29

Cause of Vicksburg?

Answer 29

Last major strong hold
for the
Confederates

Question 30

Significance of Vicksburg?

Answer 30

Turn the tide of the
war in
North’s
favor

Question 31

Who won Vicksburg?

Answer 31

Union

Question 32

Effect of Vicksburg?

Answer 32

Battle fulfilled
major part
of
Anaconda
Plan

Question 33

What treaty ended the Civil War?

Answer 33

There wasn’t a treaty, Appomattox Court House= Union/North wins!