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Question 1

What was the single bloodiest day of fighting in the Civil War?

Answer 1

Battle of Antietam

Question 2

What did Lincoln shift his focus in the war towards after Antietam?

Answer 2

Slavery

Question 3

The Civil War was the first time thousands of women did what

Answer 3

Become nurses

Question 4

What were the 3 reasons the Southern economy suffered more than that of the
North?

Answer 4

Lack of industry
Shortage of essential goods
Overrun farms

Question 5

What did Lincoln sign on January 1st, 1863?

Answer 5

Emancipation Proclamation

Question 6

Who believed that the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation was the greatest
event in US History?

Answer 6

Fredrick Douglass

Question 7

What was the most well known African-American regiment in the Civil War?

Answer 7

54th Massachusetts

Question 8

What was the Battle of Shiloh named after?

Answer 8

The church, Shiloh

Question 9

What was the general name for iron plated ships that the South used to break
through the North’s defense?

Answer 9

Monitor

Question 10

What was the warship that the South rebuilt with iron plates on the sides?

Answer 10

Iron sides

Question 11

What battles gave the Union control of the Columbia and Tennessee Rivers?

Answer 11

Fort Henry

Fort Donelson

Question 12

Why did the Confederate troops not pursue the fight after their victory at Bull
Run

Answer 12

Too disorganized

Question 13

What caused the Union troops to drop their weapons and retreat in the First Battle
of Bull Run?

Answer 13

A terrifying scream by C.S.A

Question 14

Who was one of the most gifted tactical commanders in American History and was
a Confederate General at Bull Run?

Answer 14

Thomas “stonewall’ Jackson

Question 15

Why did the Confederate troops become inspired during the First Battle of Bull
Run?

Answer 15

They had reinforcements

Question 16

Who were the two generals of the First Battle of Bull Run?

Answer 16

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Question 17

What was the first major battle of the Civil War?

Answer 17

First Battle of Bullrun

Question 18

How did both sides name battles in the Civil War?

Answer 18

N- landmarks

S-cities

Question 19

What was the main goal for the South in the Civil War?

Answer 19

Maintain their way of life

Question 20

What was the name of the Union war plan to choke out the Confederacy?

Answer 20

Anaconda plan

Question 21

What was the main goal for the North at the beginning of the war?

Answer 21

To reunite the Union

Question 22

Did the Union or Confederacy have the larger army?

Answer 22

Union

Question 23

What were border states?

Answer 23

States that bordered C.S.A

Question 24

What was the capital of the Confederate States of America?

Answer 24

Richmond Virginia

Question 25

What was the turning point of the Civil War?

Answer 25

Gettysburg

Vicksburg

Question 26

What speech was about equality, freedom, and states’ rights no longer being
dominant?

Answer 26

Gettysburg Address

Question 27

What speech was about equality, freedom, and states’ rights no longer being
dominant?

Answer 27

Equality
Freedom
States’ rights

Question 28

What was important about David Farragut?

Answer 28

Highest ranking navy officer

Question 29

Where was Sherman’s “march to the sea” headed toward?

Answer 29

Savannah Georgia

Question 30

Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?

Answer 30

Small Virginian village called Appomattox

Question 31

How severe were the terms of surrender at Appomattox Court House toward the
Southern troops?

Answer 31

Forgiving

Question 32

What treaty ended the Civil War?

Answer 32

…

Question 33

How many soldiers died in the Civil War?

Answer 33

Over 600,000

Question 34

How did the balance in power settle between the federal gov’t and state gov’ts after
the war?

Answer 34

Federal>state