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Jeopardy Final Jeopardy Leaders Battles/ Important Events Causes Before and After the War North vs. South 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500

President of the Confederacy Leaders President of the Confederacy $100 Question

Leaders Jefferson Davis $100 Answer

President of the United States Leaders President of the United States $200 Question

Leaders Abraham Lincoln $200 Answer

Union general at the end of the Civil War Leaders Union general at the end of the Civil War $300 Question

Leaders Ulysses S. Grant $300 Answer

Confederate general who was against slavery Leaders Confederate general who was against slavery $400 Question

Leaders Robert E. Lee $400 Answer

Confederate general at Battle of Bull Run Leaders Confederate general at Battle of Bull Run $500 Question

Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson Leaders Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson $500 Answer

First shots of the Civil War were fired at this location Battles First shots of the Civil War were fired at this location $100 Question

Charleston, South Carolina Battles Ft. Sumter Charleston, South Carolina $100 Answer

Battles This was the turning point of the Civil War when the North started winning. $200 Question

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Battles Battle of Gettysburg Gettysburg, Pennsylvania $200 Answer

Battles Sherman and his army destroyed this city, which held the South’s largest supply of military resources. $300 Question

Battles Atlanta Campaign Atlanta, Georgia $300 Answer

Battles Sherman’s army marched from Atlanta to Savannah destroying and taking resources from the South. $400 Question

Sherman’s March to the Sea Battles Sherman’s March to the Sea $400 Answer

Battles Lee surrendered to Grant at this important location, which ended the Civil War. $500 Question

Battles Appomattox Courthouse Appomattox County, Virginia $500 Answer

Causes What vocabulary word describes states having more power than the federal government? $100 Question

Causes States’ rights $100 Answer

Causes Which book about the cruelty of slavery raised tensions between the North and South? $200 Question

Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe Causes Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe $200 Answer

A tax on imported goods is also known as a ________. Causes A tax on imported goods is also known as a ________. $300 Question

Causes tariff $300 Answer

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Causes The government imposed high taxes on goods traded between the South and Europe. The South felt like the states should be able to make their own decisions about the taxes they had to pay. The North thought the tax was a great idea, because it would not affect them. Which cause would this involve? $400 Question

Causes States’ rights $400 Answer

Why did the South feel slavery was so important for their economy? Causes Why did the South feel slavery was so important for their economy? $500 Question

Causes The South felt like owning slaves was the only way to make the most money from their cotton. $500 Answer

Before and After the War Which slave requested his freedom from the Supreme Court but was denied? $100 Question

Before and After the War Dred Scott $100 Answer

Before and After the War This abolitionist led a raid in Harper’s Ferry, Virginia to help slaves revolt against their owners. $200 Question

Before and After the War John Brown $200 Answer

Before and After the War 11 Southern states seceded from the Union because they knew this new president would try to put an end to slavery. $300 Question

Before and After the War Abraham Lincoln $300 Answer

Before and After the War What did the South look like after the Civil War? $400 Question

Before and After the War The South was destroyed because most of the war had occurred on their land. $400 Answer

Before and After the War What did the North look like after the Civil War? $500 Question

Before and After the War The North was in great shape after the war. Very few battles occurred on their land. Factories and businesses were booming. $500 Answer

Cotton and plantations North vs. South Cotton and plantations $100 Question

North vs. South South $100 Answer

Factories and big cities North vs. South Factories and big cities $200 Question

North vs. South North $200 Answer

North vs. South Ulysses S. Grant $300 Question

North vs. South North $300 Answer

North vs. South Jefferson Davis $400 Question

North vs. South South $400 Answer

North vs. South abolitionists $500 Question

North vs. South North $500 Answer

Final Jeopardy Causes of the Civil War

Final Jeopardy Question: What were the 3 main causes of the Civil War?

Final Jeopardy Answer: slavery, tariffs (economic differences), and states’ rights