Elementary/Middle Division Theme Round The Civil War 2015-2016 Local Tournament Questions

TWO POINT QUESTIONS 1. How did the Civil War begin? A. Confederate troops attacked Fort Sumter, South Carolina. B. Confederate troops attacked Fort Sumter, North Carolina. C. Confederate troops attacked federal forts off the coast of Florida. D. Union troops attacked Confederate forts off the coast of Florida.

2. Which Union general became famous for capturing Atlanta on his devastating “march” through Georgia? A. Phillip Sheridan B. George Meade C. William T. Sherman D. Joseph Hooker

3. Which former slave became a great speaker and traveled all over the North promoting abolition? A. Frederick Douglass B. Isabel Sojourner Truth C. Dred Scot D. Harriet Tubman

4. Which Confederate General received his famous nickname at the First Battle of Bull Run?   A. James Long Street B. Robert E. Lee C. P. G. T. Beauregard D. Thomas Jackson

A. No-Nothing Party B. Whigs C. Democrats D. Republican 5. This political party won the Presidential Election of 1860 without carrying one Southern State. Many Southern leaders believed they lost their representation in government and believed secession was their only recourse. What was the name of this sectional political party?   A. No-Nothing Party B. Whigs C. Democrats D. Republican

6. Which movement did Southerners believe threatened their economic stability? A. Antebellum Movement B. Suffrage Movement C. Temperance Movement D. Abolitionist Movement

FOUR POINT QUESTIONS 7. Many people believed that William Lloyd Garrison’s abolitionist newspaper was a catalyst for the Civil War. What was the name of this newspaper? A. Liberator B. Emancipator C. Boston Evening Transcript D. The Ariel

8. In which state did the Battle of Shiloh take place. A. Virginia B 8. In which state did the Battle of Shiloh take place? A. Virginia B. Kentucky C. Tennessee D. West Virginia

9. Who led the raid against John Brown on the Harpers Ferry arsenal. A 9. Who led the raid against John Brown on the Harpers Ferry arsenal? A. Robert E. Lee B. George McClellan C. Stonewall Jackson D. Jefferson Davis

10. Which general devised the plan for strangling the Confederacy known as the “Anaconda Plan”? A. Ulysses S. Grant B. Benjamin Butler C. Winfield Scott D. George McClellan

11. Which Confederate sympathizer was vehement and strongly opposed to the abolition of slavery, and assassinated Lincoln at Ford’s Theater? A. Lee Harvey Oswald B. Leon Czolgosz C. Charles J. Guiteau D. John Wilkes Booth

12. Who was the Union General of the Potomac that defeated Robert E 12. Who was the Union General of the Potomac that defeated Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg? A. Phillip Sheridan B. George Meade C. William T. Sherman D. Joseph Hooker

SIX POINT QUESTIONS 13. This Union Admiral became famous for capturing New Orleans and for his quote, “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead”. Who was he? A. David Farragut B. John Ericsson C. Oliver Hazard Perry D. Samuel Phillips Lee

14. This Union commander was criticized by Lincoln because of his inability to act and later ran against Lincoln in the Presidential election of 1864. Who was this Union commander? A. Ambrose E. Burnside B. George McClellan C. Ulysses S. Grant D. Joseph Hooker

15. A crisis erupted between the Union and Great Britain after two Confederate envoys sailing to Great Britain aboard a British mail ship were taken from the ship. Lincoln had the envoys released and averted a war with Britain. What was the name of this incident? A. Trent Affair B. XYZ Affair C. The Navigation Act D. The Crittenden Compromise

16. Which general was the overall commander of the Union forces at the Battle of Gettysburg? A. Phillip Sheridan B. George Meade C. William T. Sherman D. Joseph Hooker

17. What led to the violence in Kansas in 1855. A 17. What led to the violence in Kansas in 1855? A. The repeal of the Compromise of 1850 B. The election of Abraham Lincoln as President C. The verdict in the Dred Scott v Sandford D. The rivalry between proslavery and antislavery settlers

18. What compromise did Henry Clay propose for admitting Missouri into the Union? A. Admit Missouri as a slave state and Kansas as a free state. B. Admit Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. C. Admit Missouri as a slave state and outlaw slavery in all new states from that time forward. D. Admit Missouri as a slave state and have all new states from that time forward decide if they wanted slavery.