1. Civil War Jeopardy
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4. Jeopardy
Final
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Leaders
Battles/ Important Events
Causes
Before and After the War
North vs. South
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5. President of the Confederacy
Leaders
President of the Confederacy
$100 Question

6. Leaders
Jefferson Davis
$100 Answer

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

8. Leaders
Abraham Lincoln
$200 Answer

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

10. Leaders
Ulysses S. Grant
$300 Answer

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

12. Leaders
Robert E. Lee
$400 Answer

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

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

15. 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

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

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

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

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

20. Battles
Atlanta Campaign
Atlanta, Georgia
$300 Answer

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

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

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

24. Battles
Appomattox Courthouse
Appomattox County, Virginia
$500 Answer

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

26. Causes
States’ rights
$100 Answer

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

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

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

30. Causes
tariff
$300 Answer

31. DAILY DOUBLE

32. 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

33. Causes
States’ rights
$400 Answer

34. 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

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

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

37. Before and After the War
Dred Scott
$100 Answer

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

39. Before and After the War
John Brown
$200 Answer

40. 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

41. Before and After the War
Abraham Lincoln
$300 Answer

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

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

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

45. 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

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

47. North vs. South
South
$100 Answer

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

49. North vs. South
North
$200 Answer

50. North vs. South
Ulysses S. Grant
$300 Question

51. North vs. South
North
$300 Answer

52. North vs. South
Jefferson Davis
$400 Question

53. North vs. South
South
$400 Answer

54. North vs. South
abolitionists
$500 Question

55. North vs. South
North
$500 Answer

56. Final Jeopardy
Causes of the Civil War

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

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