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8SS_Civil War Unit 1
Civil War - Unit 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In what year did the Civil War begin? | 1861 |
| In Cold Harbor, how many men fell? | 7,000 in 20 minutes |
| What percentage of the U.S. population died in the war? | 2% of the population; more than 620,000 |
| In what state was the 1st major battle fought? | Virginia at Manasses (Bull Run) |
| In what year did the Civil war end? | 1865 |
| In what year did the last veteran of the Civil War die? | 1959 |
| What percentage of slaves lived to be 60 years old? | 4% |
| Since slave marriages had no legal status, preachers changed the wording of the vows to “Until death or __________ do you part. | distance |
| What was Eli Whitney’s important invention? | Cotton gin |
| How many pounds of cotton could be processed in one day with a gin? | 1,000 pounds |
| By 1860, one out of _____ Americans belonged to another American (as slaves). | 7 |
| William Lloyd Garrison published an anti-slavery newspaper called “The _____________”. | Liberator |
| What was Harriet Tubman called? | Moses |
| Who was Mary Todd? | Abraham Lincoln’s wife |
| In what year did Congress pass an act that allowed Kansas & Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to permit slavery? | 1854 |
| Who said, “A house divided against itself cannot stand?” | Abraham Lincoln |
| Who led the raid on Harper’s Ferry armory & engine house, Sunday Oct. 16 1859? | John Brown |
| What happened to John Brown on Dec. 2, 1859? | He was executed |
| Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860 with _______% of the vote. | 40 |
| What was the 1st state to secede from the Union? | South Carolina |
| What fort was attacked by rebels, sparking war with the North? | Fort Sumter |
| Who was elected president of the Confederacy? | Jefferson Davis |
| How many casualties were suffered in the shelling of Ft. Sumter? | None; only one horse |
| Who was the 22-yr. old graduate of West Point who graduated at the bottom of his class? | General George Armstrong Custer |
| Where was the Capital of the Confederacy? | Richmond, Virginia |
| In 1861, what was the population in the North? | 21 million |
| In 1861, what was the population in the South? | 9 million |
| Who was Lincoln’s 1st choice to lead the Union Army? | Robert E. Lee |
| How long did most people think the war would last? | 90 days |
| Who did Lincoln appoint to be in charge of the Union Army? | Irwin McDowell |
| What border-state city was occupied by the Union Army to keep it from seceding? | Baltimore |
| What did Lincoln do when the Chief Justice said he had exceeded his authority? | He ignored him |
| Where & when was the 1st major battle fought? | Bull Run on July 21, 1861 |
| What was General Thomas Jackson’s nickname? | Stonewall |
| Who won the battle of Manassas (Bull Run)? | The Confederacy under Stonewall Jackson |
| Who took over command of the Union Army (Army of the Potomac)? | George B. McClellan |
| What did the newspapers call McClellan? | “Young Napoleon” |
| 1.) Drive into _______ & take ___________. 2.) Secure ______ & ________ & push into the south. 3.) Have the Navy clear the _________ River & surround the Confederacy by sea, choking off its supplies. | Virginia; Richmond; Kentucky; Tennessee; Mississippi |
| What Union General was considered to be insane because he predicted that heavy casualties would be necessary? | William Tecumseh Sherman |
| What happened to Sullivan Ballou? | He was killed at the first battle of Bull Run |
| Who was Sullivan Ballou writing to? | His wife in Smithfield, Rhode Island |
| By the end of the war the little town of Winchester Va. had changed hands ____ times? | 72 |
| Why did Elijah Hunt Rhodes want to go home? | He wanted to see his mother. |
| Lincoln’s cabinet agreed on one issue; that Gen. George McClellan wasn’t moving ______ nough. | fast |
| Where did McClellan want to float his Army? | Fortress Monroe |
| What personal tragedy occurred for Lincoln on Feb. 20, 1862? | His young son, Willie, died |
| What was the name of the Confederacy’s 1st ironclad ship? | Merrimack |
| What was the name of the Unions 1st ironclad ship? | Monitor |
| How did the Monitor & Merrimack affect the navies of the rest of the world? | It made them obsolete |
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