Final Jeopardy What was the name of ‘Lee’s Perfect Battle’?

Rules of Jeopardy 1.Everyone will work in pairs or groups of 3, with one recording paper for each group. 2. Your recording paper should have your names at the top and a table that contains, the category of the question, the point value, the answer and the total point for the team. (see example) This table must be turned in at the end of class… 3.The team with the most points wins…. A homework pass 4.If anyone should shout out an answer then everyone in the class will not be eligible to receive the points for the question And your group will lose 50 points 5. How the points add up  Correct answers add the assigned point value to your total score, incorrect answer subtract that point value from your score… Question Category Point valueAnswerTotal Group score

Powerpoint Jeopardy Causes of the Civil War Gods and Generals Resources, Strategies and Battles Amendments, laws and Compromises Reconstruction

What event led to the outbreak of war? And why did this event occur? Category 1 – 10 points Fort Sumter, b/c when the southern states seceded they claimed the right to seize any forts within their borders, including Fort Sumter, which refused to surrender. When Lincoln tried to resupply the Fort, Confederate forces fired upon the fort.

Challenge Card Category 1 – 60! points

How did Lincoln’s election in 1860 help cause the civil war? Category 1 – 30 points

What did the Dred Scott decision state and why was it so controversial, especially in the North? Category 1 – 40 points

Why was Kansas “Bleeding’ in 1856 and what abolitionist contributed to the violence? Category 1 – 50 points

Who commanded the “Army of Northern Virginia” for the entire war? Category 2 – 10 points

What Civil War General devised the strategy of Total War? Category 2 – 20 points

Challenge Card Category 2 – 60! points

What Civil War general ‘Marched to the Sea’ and destroyed a lot of Georgia ? (extra 10 points if you know his middle name) Category 2 – 40 points

This man commanded the Union Army of the Potomac for much of the war and later ran for President but lost. Category 2 – 50 points

Challenge Card Category 3 – 60! points

What was the Anaconda Plan? Category 3 – 20 points

What was the Southern Strategy for most of the Civil War? Category 3 – 30 points

What TWO battles are considered the turning points of the Civil War and why? Category 3 – 40 points

Challenge Card Category 3 – 60! points

What Compromise stated that 1 slave state would be admitted to the United States for every 1 free state, to ensure a balance in Congress? Category 4 – 10 points

What does the 15 th Amendment state? Category 4 – 20 points

Challenge Card Category 4 – 30 points

What eliminates slavery in the US? Category 4 – 40 points

What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act state And who was it’s writer? Category 4 – 50 points

Define Reconstruction Category 5 – 10 points

What were Carpetbaggers? Category 5 – 20 points

What was the one lasting positive effect of reconstruction? And what group was responsible for it? Category 5 – 30 points

Challenge Card Category 5 – 60! points

What was Lincoln’s Plan for Reconstruction and what was the plan that was actually implemented? Category 5 – 50 points