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Gr. 8/Civil War
Civil War
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where did the first attack of the Civil War occur at? | Fort Sumter |
| Where was Abe Lincoln from? | Illinois |
| What was the name of the plan to win the war by the Union? | Anaconda Plan |
| What Union battleship was captured and fitted with iron which brought about a new era of naval warfare? | Merrimack |
| What was the first big battle of the Civil War that was fought along a creek near Washington D.C. ? | Manassas |
| Where was the site for the infamous Pickett's Charge? | Gettysburg, PA |
| Who brought total destruction upon the South known as "March to the Sea"? | W.T. Sherman |
| Who developed a 5-pronged attack called the Anaconda Plan? | Winfred Scott |
| What was the bloodiest battle of the entire Civil War? | Battle of Antietum |
| What battle was named after a small church? | Shiloh |
| When Confederate troops entered a town hoping to find supplies, such as boots, they encountered Union troops and started what battle on July 1st, 1863? | Gettysburg |
| What regiment was famous for their bravery and for being all African Americans? | 54th Massachusetts |
| Which side wanted to conduct a defensive war and attack Washington D.C.? | South |
| What was the name of the Union army in the East? | Army of the Potomac |
| What city along a river mouth in the south was secured by Admiral David Farragut in a famous battle? | New Orleans |
| Who were the Union forces led by? | Ulysses S. Grant |
| What nickname did soldiers often give the "army bread" that they were issued? | hard track |
| What beverage did soldiers rely on to help keep up their energy on long marches? | coffee |
| What tune did both armies regimental bands play together during the Battle of Chancellorsville? | Home, Sweet Home |
| What activities did the soldiers do in the evenings at camp? | singing, reading, writing, playing baseball |
| In addition to the "army bread" what other food did the soldiers receive when they marched? | salt pork and coffee |
| How many rounds of ammunition was the infantry soldier supposed to be able to fire in one minute? | three |
| Why was it difficult to feed the Confederate army? | naval blockade by the union |
| What was the network called that hid slaves to help them escape? | Underground Railroad |
| Who was known as Grandma Moses and led more than 300 slaves to freedom? | Harriet Tubman |
| What part of the U.S. had the largest population and was industrialized? | North |
| What Illinois politician proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act? | Stephen A. Douglas |
| This is a political theory that the people can decide their government (free or slave state). | popular sovereignty |
| What compromise of allowed California to be a free state and New Mexico a slave state? | Compromise of 1850 |
| Which slave sued for his freedom but lost his court case? | Dred Scott |
| Who was the first successful Republican candidate for president | Abraham Lincoln |
| Which abolitionist led the raid on Harpers Ferry? | John Brown |
| What effect did Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation have? | Freed the slaves but not until after the war. |
| What was life like for a Civil War soldier? | boring |
| Where is Robert E. Lee's plantation today? | Arlington National Cemetery |
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