8th Grade History Topic: American Civil War Aim: Civil War Jeopardy Homework: Study for your test tomorrow Do Now: Let’s get started!

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People Places Events Vocabulary 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 Miscellaneous 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 Final Jeopardy

People- 100 He was the president during the Civil War: Jeopardy Answer

Answer- People 100 Who was Abraham Lincoln? Jeopardy

People- 200 A slave who escaped and became a conductor on the Underground Railroad, returning to the South 19 times: Jeopardy Answer

Answer- People 200 Who was Harriet Tubman? Jeopardy

People- 300 He was the president of the Confederate States Jeopardy Answer

Answer- People 300 Who was Jefferson Davis? Jeopardy

People- 400 Leader of the Confederate Army during the Civil War Answer Jeopardy

Answer- People 400 Who was Robert E. Lee? Jeopardy

People - 500 Daily Double

People- 500 The leader of the Union Army during the last years of the Civil War Answer Jeopardy

Answer- DAILY DOUBLE Who was Ulysses S. Grant? Jeopardy

Places- 100 The secret route that slaves used to escape from freedom in the North Answer Jeopardy

Answer Places- 100 What was the Underground Railroad? Jeopardy

Places- 200 These states were located between the Union states and the Confederate states. Both North and South wanted them on their side. Jeopardy Answer

Answer- Places 200 What were the border states? Jeopardy

Places- 300 The places where civilians are active when their country is at war – this is where they await for their loved ones who are fighting in the war. Answer Jeopardy

Answer Places- 300 What is the homefront? Jeopardy

Places- 400 One of Grant’s most important victories was made here. After this the Mississippi River belonged to the Union. Answer Jeopardy

Answer Places- 400 What was Vicksburg, Mississippi Jeopardy

Places- 500 Sherman’s “March to the Sea” ended in this place. Answer Jeopardy

Answer –Place 500 What is Savannah, Georgia Jeopardy

Event- 100 The South won this battle and the Civil War officially began Answer Jeopardy

Answer- Event 100 What was the Battle at Fort Sumter? Jeopardy

Event- 200 An inspiring speech given by Abraham Lincoln, which spoke of the ideals of liberty and equality on which the country had been founded. Answer Jeopardy

Answer Events- 200 What was the Gettysburg Address? Jeopardy

Event- 300 The destructive path (60 miles wide and 300 miles long), where Sherman led Union troops to burn and destroy everything held dear in the South Answer Jeopardy

Answer Event- 300 What is Sherman’s “March to the Sea” Jeopardy

Event- 400 Murdered Lincoln while he was watching a play at Ford’s Theatre. Answer Jeopardy

Answer Event- 400 Who was John Wilkes Booth Jeopardy

Event - 500 The disagreement between northern and southern states regarding states rights and slavery led to this Answer jeopardy

Answer Event- 500 What is the Civil War Jeopardy

Vocabulary - 100 A general rise in prices Answer Jeopardy

Answer Vocabulary - 100 What is inflation Jeopardy

Vocabulary - 200 First part of the North’s Anaconda Plan they accomplished Answer Jeopardy

Vocabulary Answer - 200 What is a blockade Jeopardy

Vocabulary - 300 To give someone freedom Answer Jeopardy

Vocabulary Answer - 300 What is emancipate Jeopardy

Vocabulary - 400 The town where Lee surrendered to Grant answer Jeopardy

Vocabulary Answer - 400 Where is Appomattox Jeopardy

Vocabulary - 500 Constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment Answer Jeopardy

Vocabulary Answer - 500 What is habeas corpus Jeopardy

Miscellaneous- 100 One of the last cities on the Mississippi River to remain in Confederate hands Answer Jeopardy

Misc. Answer - 100 What was Vicksburg Jeopardy

Miscellaneous - 200 This is what was learned after the first battle at Bull Run Answer Jeopardy

Answer- m- 200 What was that the North and the South realized that the war would be a long hard struggle Jeopardy

Miscellaneous-300 This Northern general is well known for his “March to the Sea” in the later part of the war. Answer Jeopardy

Answer- m 300 Who was William Sherman Jeopardy

Miscellaneous- 400 This adjective would best describe the surrender terms that Grant offered Lee in Appomattox Answer Jeopardy

Answer- m 400 What is generous Jeopardy

Miscellaneous- 500 The Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery in this part of the United States Answer Jeopardy

Answer m- 500 What were the areas fighting against the Union or “Still in Rebellion” Jeopardy

Final Jeopardy Discuss the role of African Americans in the Civil War. In what ways was their fate tied to the outcome? How did they contribute to the war? Support your ideas with examples from the text!

Answer to Final Jeopardy This might be an essay on the test tomorrow. I think I would spend a little time looking that up and come to class with a good idea about how to answer this.