1. Civil War Wheel of Fortune
How to set up the game:
On slide 2, there are both white boxes and blue boxes. Don’t touch the blue boxes in setup. Delete the boxes that are already up in the play space. Copy and paste the corresponding white squares up into the play space. There is a blue box with the white boxes to be used as the space filler. If you are playing with more than one class, save and close the powerpoint and reopen it for the next class.
How to play the game:
Students will choose one letter at a time. Click on the blue box containing the letter. That will take you to the letter screen where you need to click again. If the letter is in your puzzle, click on the white boxes where you put the letter and the letter should appear with applause. If it is not, hit the icon in the upper right hand corner of the screen and it will give another sound.

2. What advantages did the Union have at the beginning of the Civil War?1
What advantages did the Union have at the beginning of the Civil War?
Population, factories, factory workers, & railroad mileage 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

3. 2
What advantages did the Confederacy have at the beginning of the Civil War?
Fighting a defensive war
Able generals like Robert E. Lee & Stonewall Jackson 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

4. Name 3 important Union generals.
Ulysses S. Grant
George McClellan
William Sherman 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

5. Who were two important Rebel generals?4
Who were two important Rebel generals?
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

6. What killed the most men during the Civil War? Disease5
What killed the most men during the Civil War?
Disease 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

7. Increase in price but a decrease in the value of money6
What is inflation?
Increase in price but a decrease in the value of money 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

8. What are border states? Union slave states 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

9. Why did the Confederates want a victory in the North so badly? 8
Why did the Confederates want a victory in the North so badly?
Prove they’re their own nation
Force Lincoln to talk peace,
Get help from Britain or France. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

10. Draft that requires able men to fight9
What is conscription?
Draft that requires able men to fight 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

11. What happened at Appomattox Courthouse? 10
What happened at Appomattox Courthouse?
Lee and the Confederacy surrendered to Grant and the Union 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

12. Explain both parts of the Anaconda Plan.11
Explain both parts of the Anaconda Plan.
Control the Mississippi River
Naval blockade around the Confederacy 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

13. Why didn’t King Cotton work?12
Why didn’t King Cotton work?
Britain & France had enough cotton at first
CSA couldn’t get a win in the North. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

14. How & when could the Civil War have ended before April 1865?13
How & when could the Civil War have ended before April 1865?
Union could have followed defeated Confederate forces
Antietam & Gettysburg 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

15. Why was Jefferson Davis an ineffective president? 14
Why was Jefferson Davis an ineffective president?
He wanted to be a general instead
He was stubborn, did not compromise, and wouldn’t listen to others 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

16. Why were the rifle & minié ball important?15
Why were the rifle & minié ball important?
More accuracy
More distance 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

17. What did some poor Southerners do about inflation? Steal food, riot16
What did some poor Southerners do about inflation?
Steal food, riot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

18. Before – keep nation together After – liberation of slaves17
What was the goal of the Civil War before & after the Emancipation Proclamation?
Before – keep nation together
After – liberation of slaves 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

19. Why was Vicksburg important for the North? 18
Why was Vicksburg important for the North?
Union controlled Mississippi which split South in ½ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

20. It created a “rich man’s war but a poor man’s fight”19
What did poor southerners think about the Confederate Exemption Policy?
It created a “rich man’s war but a poor man’s fight” 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21. How did Sherman’s March using total war help the Union?20
How did Sherman’s March using total war help the Union?
It divided the south into 3 parts
Lincoln was reelected 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

22. Why was the Mississippi River important? 21
Why was the Mississippi River important?
Confederacy – sent supplies & troops like a freeway
Union – control would split South in ½ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

23. Why does a naval blockade work? 22
Why does a naval blockade work?
No supplies can come in to help the enemy 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

24. Why did confederate soldiers yell?23
Why did confederate soldiers yell?
Take their minds off dying
It freaked out Union troops 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

25. Why did Lincoln fire General George McClellan after Antietam?24
Why did Lincoln fire General George McClellan after Antietam?
He had “the slows”
He didn’t follow weakened Confederate troops after Antietam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

26. Why did Lincoln promote Ulysses S. Grant after firing McClellan?25
Why did Lincoln promote Ulysses S. Grant after firing McClellan?
Grant’s philosophy on war!
Find where your enemy is strike him as hard as you can and moved on. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

27. Why did Robert E. Lee fight for the Confederacy? 26
Why did Robert E. Lee fight for the Confederacy?
He didn’t want to fight against his family & friends 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

28. He didn’t agree with slavery, secession, or states’ rights.27
Why was it ironic that Robert E. Lee fought for the Confederacy?
He didn’t agree with slavery, secession, or states’ rights. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

29. Why were Civil War army camps so dangerous? Contaminated food & water 28
Why were Civil War army camps so dangerous?
Contaminated food & water
Lots of people in small areas
Dirty! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

30. Why was inflation so high in the Confederacy?29
Why was inflation so high in the Confederacy?
Anaconda Plan’s naval blockade
Soldiers fighting in war not farming
Supplies going to soldiers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

31. Where were slaves freed by the Emancipation Proclamation? Why?30
Where were slaves freed by the Emancipation Proclamation? Why?
Confederacy
Weaken the South by taking away workers and $$ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

32. Where were slaves not freed by the Emancipation Proclamation? Why?31
Where were slaves not freed by the Emancipation Proclamation? Why?
Union or border states
They would secede 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

33. Why were Gettysburg and Vicksburg important losses to the South?32
Why were Gettysburg and Vicksburg important losses to the South?
Britain & France decided not to send supplies or help 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

34. How did women help soldiers from home?33
How did women help soldiers from home?
Made clothes
gathered supplies
cooked food 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

35. Why did the Union win the Civil War?34
Why did the Union win the Civil War?
Nurses
Spies
Volunteer workers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

36. Why was the Seneca Falls Convention held? To discuss women’s rights35
Why was the Seneca Falls Convention held?
To discuss women’s rights 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

37. How would immigrants help industry? 36
How would immigrants help industry?
Immigrants worked in factories, they supplied a work force 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

38. How many people were killed by the Irish Potato Famine?37
How many people were killed by the Irish Potato Famine?
1 million 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

39. 38
What were three (3) push factors that made immigrants leave their homeland?
Overcrowding
Religious/political problems
Famine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

40. What are three (3) pull factors that drew immigrants to the US? 39
What are three (3) pull factors that drew immigrants to the US?
Freedom
Economic opportunity
Land 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

41. Who invented the cotton gin? Eli Whitney40
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

42. Define urban. Living in the city 41 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1415 16 17 18 19 20

43. Define rural. Living on a farm 42 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1516 17 18 19 20