The Civil War

Question 0

Ulysses s. Grant

Answer 0

One of the best generals in the union army.

Fought in the battle of Vicksburg.

Question 1

Jefferson Davis

Answer 1

Confederate President

Question 2

Robert E. Lee

Answer 2

Led the confederate army

Question 3

William Clarke Quantrill

Answer 3

Bushwhacked who led the raid and burning of Lawrence.

Question 4

William T. Sherman

Answer 4

Led troops from Atlanta to Savannah, and burned and destroyed farms as they went.

Question 5

How did the Civil War affect the economies of both sides.

Answer 5

Prices rose on both sides as Army’s consumed precious goods.

There was also a draft in the north.

Question 6

Gettysburg

Answer 6

Lee attacked Meade and they battled near Gettysburg. Lees forces were devastated and it was the turning point in the east for the union.

Question 7

Anteitam

Answer 7

McClellan attacked Lee outside of Sharpsburg. They fought the bloodiest single day in history. Lee retreated, and McClellan let him go.
McClellan was fired.

Question 8

Vicksburg

Answer 8

After six months of siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi, Grant forced Pemberton to surrender, and the union gained control of the Mississippi River.

Question 9

The Burning of Lawrence

Answer 9

Bushwhackers raided and burned Lawrence for revenge for the women and children who were imprisoned and died.

Question 10

The Emancipation Proclamation

Answer 10

Lincoln issued this after the battle of Antietam, it freed slaves in the confederate states as the union advanced.

Question 11

Jay hawkers

Answer 11

Violent anti-slave Kansans

Question 12

Bushwhackers

Answer 12

Violent pro-slave Missourians