1. AMERICAN HISTORY
By: Brittany Miller

2. AMERICAN HISTORY
The Civil War

3. 1861
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4. $100
QUESTION:
The Civil War began on April 12, 1861 off the coast of South Carolina at ________.

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QUESTION:
The Civil War began on April 12, 1861 off the coast of South Carolina at ________.
ANSWER:
Fort Sumter

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QUESTION:
What are two details about the attack on Fort Sumter?

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QUESTION:
What are two details about the attack on Fort Sumter?
ANSWER:
- It started when Lincoln replaces supplies there (no men; weapons)
- CSA wins; No one was hurt (except a horse)
- Lincoln calls 75,000 troops for 90 days after
-P.G.T. Beauregard defeats Anderson
- N. Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and Virginia leave

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QUESTION:
Why were Kentucky and Missouri important border states?

9. $300
QUESTION:
Why were Kentucky and Missouri important border states?
ANSWER:
Access to the Ohio River and Mississippi River for supply and troop movement.

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QUESTION:
What was the significance (or importance) of the first battle of Bull Run?

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QUESTION:
What was the significance (or importance) of the first battle of Bull Run?
ANSWER:
- Both sides are very serious about fighting
- The war appears it will be long, hard, and ugly

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QUESTION:
What are two details about the battle of the first battle of Bull Run?

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QUESTION:
What are two details about the battle of the first battle of Bull Run?
ANSWER:
10,000 rebel troops come by train to help the south win
Stonewall Jackson helps rebels turn the battle around and gains his nickname
Picnickers watched, but soon fled the battle

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QUESTION:
Name one of the three battles that help the Union gain control of the Tennessee River?

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QUESTION:
Name one of the three battles that help the Union gain control of the Tennessee River?
ANSWER:
Fort Donelson
Fort Henry
Shiloh

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QUESTION:
This siege gave the Union control of the mouth of the Mississippi.

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QUESTION:
This siege gave the Union control of the mouth of the Mississippi.
ANSWER:
Siege of New Orleans

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QUESTION:
Where did Stonewall Jackson win multiple battles with far less troops than the Union during the Spring of 1862?

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QUESTION:
Where did Stonewall Jackson win multiple battles with far less troops than the Union during the Spring of 1862?
ANSWER:
Shenandoah Valley

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Question:
What was the importance of the Monitor versus the Merrimack?

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Question:
What was the importance of the Monitor versus the Merrimack?
ANSWER:
It started a new age of naval warfare that scared Europe because their ships were obsolete!

22. $500
QUESTION:
What are three reasons why the Emancipation Proclamation was so important?

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QUESTION:
What are three reasons why the Emancipation Proclamation was so important?
ANSWER:
- It stopped England from entering the war (against slavery).
- It gave soldiers another cause to fight.
- It encourages slaves in the CSA to run away or stop working.

24. $100
Question:
How long was Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address?

25. 1863 - $100 Question: How long was Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address?
ANSWER: 2 minutes

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Question:
Where was Stonewall Jackson mortally wounded?

27. 1863 - $200 Question: Where was Stonewall Jackson mortally wounded?
ANSWER:
Chancellorsville

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QUESTION:
The Confederates started their draft in ______ and the Union started theirs in _____.

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QUESTION:
The Confederates started their draft in ______ and the Union started theirs in _____.
ANSWER: 1862, 1863

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Question:
What are two details about the battle of Vicksburg?

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What are two details about the battle of Vicksburg?
ANSWER:
- the Union blocks Rebels into the city to starve them out
The Rebels give up on the 4th of July
Ships endure bombing to pass the city
Grant marches men through swamps to get there winning battle after battle

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QUESTION:
Why was the siege of Vicksburg so important?

33. 1863 - $500 QUESTION: Why was the siege of Vicksburg so important?
Answer:
It allowed the Union to move troops, goods, and information up and down the Mississippi River. The South is now split into east and west

34. $100
QUESTION:
Who Shot Abraham Lincoln?

35. 1864-65 - $100 QUESTION: Who Shot Abraham Lincoln? ANSWER:
John Wilkes Booth

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QUESTION:
What town on the Atlantic Coast did General Sherman present to Lincoln during December of 1864?

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What town on the Atlantic Coast did General Sherman present to Lincoln during December of 1864?
ANSWER: Savannah

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QUESTION:
Who was Lincoln’s opponent in the 1864 election and what helped Lincoln win?

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QUESTION:
Who was Lincoln’s opponent in the 1864 election and what helped Lincoln win?
ANSWER:
- George McClellan;
- Soldier votes ; Atlanta Victory

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QUESTION:
After battle at Chattanooga, this general took over all of the Union Army because “He fights”.

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QUESTION:
After battle at Chattanooga, this general took over all of the Union Army because “He fights”.
ANSWERS:
Ulysses S. Grant

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QUESTION:
The process of reeking havoc on all of civilian life (destroying anything useful) is called what?

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QUESTION:
The process of reeking havoc on all of civilian life (destroying anything useful) is called what?
ANSWER: Total War

44. Mystery Map - $100 QUESTION: Which event is shown in the following?
The battle of Shiloh
The battle of Seven Pines
The battle of Gettysburg

45. Mystery Map - $100
QUESTION:
ANSWER:
c) Gettysburg

46. Mystery Map - $400 QUESTION: Which event is shown in the following?
The battle of Shiloh
The attack at Fort Sumter
The battle of Gettysburg

47. Mystery Map - $400
QUESTION:
ANSWER:
The Attack at Fort Sumter

48. Mystery Map - $300 QUESTION: Which event is shown in the following?
The battle of Gettysburg
The attack at Fort Sumter
The battle of Shiloh

49. Mystery Map - $300
QUESTION:
ANSWER:
Shiloh

50. Mystery Map - $400 QUESTION: . Which event is shown in the following?
The battle of Seven Pines
The attack at New Orleans
The siege of Atlanta .

51. Mystery Map - $400
QUESTION:
ANSWER:
Siege of Atlanta

52. Mystery Map - $500 QUESTION: Which event is shown in the following?
The siege of New Orleans
The siege of Vicksburg
The siege of Atlanta

53. Mystery Map - $500
QUESTION:
ANSWER:
Siege of Vicksburg

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55. $200
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Why was Delaware an important border state?

56. 1861 - $200 QUESTION: Why was Delaware an important border state?
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Why was Delaware an important border state?
ANSWER:
Major Northern trading state with access to Philadelphia (city of trade)

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Question:
Why was Maryland an important border state?

58. 1861 - $400 Question: Why was Maryland an important border state?
Answer:
- Many railroads
- Borders Washington D.C. on three sides

59. $600
Question:
What are three strengths of the Union going into war (explain!)

60. $600
Question:
What are three strengths of the Union going into war (explain!)
Answer:
- More Money (pay soldiers, buy goods)
- More Manufacturing (make goods, weapons)
- Abraham Lincoln (persistent)
- More People (can afford to lose more men in battle)
- Better Technology (more trains, hot air balloons)

61. $1600
Question:
What are three strengths of the confederacy going into war? (explain)

62. $1600
Question:
What are three strengths of the confederacy going into war? (explain)
Answer:
- Passion (fighting to keep lifestyle)
- know land ( Fought in South; easier to travel and fight)
- better generals (experience from Mexican War)
- Easier to win (if the USA leaves they win)

63. $1000
Question:
What were three pieces of the Anaconda Plan?

64. 1861 - $1000 Question: What were three pieces of the Anaconda Plan?
Answer:
1) Control the Mississippi River
2) Blockade Southern Ports
3) Capture Richmond

65. $200
Question:
At what battle was Lee put in charge of the Confederate Army?

66. $200 .
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At what battle was Lee put in charge of the Confederate Army?
Answer:
The Battle of Seven Pines

67. $400
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Why do Union troops chant Fredericksburg for the remainder of the war?

68. $400
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Why do Union troops chant Fredericksburg for the remainder of the war?
Answer:
While it was a huge loss, troops (the 69th Irish brigade) fight valiantly charging Marye’s Heights.

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Question:
At Bull Run II, ___________ marched troops 50 miles in 2 days to help the ______ win and move 25 miles to put pressure on this city.

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At Bull Run II, ___________ marched troops 50 miles in 2 days to help the ______ win and move 25 miles to put pressure on this city.
Answer: Stonewall Jackson, Confederate, Washington D.C.

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Question:
What are two details of the battle of Antietam?

72. 1862 - $800 Question: What are two details of the battle of Antietam?
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Question:
What are two details of the battle of Antietam?
Answer:
- Union found cigars wrapped in plans but wait to use them (4 days)
Bloody Lane is fought in the morning
Burnsides Bridge is taken by the Union in the afternoon
McClellan will not chase the Rebels; Burnside put in Charge

73. $1000
Question:
Why was Antietam such an important battle?

74. 1862 - $1000 Question: Why was Antietam such an important battle?
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Question:
Why was Antietam such an important battle?
Answer:
- The Union stops the rebels from winning a northern battle (cutting off D.C.)
- It gives Lincoln a chance to push for Emancipation
- It was the bloodiest single day battle(17,000 casualties)

75. $200
Question:
Which Draft signed up 18 – 35 year olds and how did they allow citizens to get out of fighting?

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Question:
Which Draft signed up 18 – 35 year olds and how did they allow citizens to get out of fighting?
Answer:
The Confederate Draft allowed you to get out of fighting if you own 20 or more slaves

77. $400
Question:
How did soldiers get out of the Union draft and where did they protest the draft most noticeably?

78. $400
Question:
How did soldiers get out of the Union draft and where did they protest the draft most noticeably?
Answer:
- $ got you out of the draft
- Protests were most intense in New York City

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Question:
What are two reasons the Gettysburg Address was given?

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Question:
What are two reasons the Gettysburg Address was given?
Answer:
- To give closure to the Battle
- To honor the soldiers that fought there
- To remind people why we are doing this (preserve liberty)

81. $800
Question:
What are two details of the Battle of Gettysburg?

82. $800
Question:
What are two details of the Battle of Gettysburg?
Answer:
- The Rebels win Day 1 but the Union keeps high ground.
- The Union wins day two thanks to a bayonet charge at Little Round Top.
-The Union is the sizable victor after winning Day 3 when Pickett’s Charge fails the Rebels.

83. $1000
Question:
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg so important? (2 reasons)

84. $1000
Question:
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg so important? (2 reasons)
Answer:
- high rebel casualties stop future rebel offensive attacks (only defense)
- The Confederates will never threaten northern territory again

85. $200
Question:
When the Union captures _________, Virginia the third stage of the __________ plan is completed.

86. $200
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When the Union captures _________, the third stage of the __________ plan is completed.
Answer:
Richmond; Anaconda

87. $400
Question:
This event throws the country into great confusion and places doubt on the mending of the nation.

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Question:
This event throws the country into great confusion and places doubt on the mending of the nation
Answer:
Lincoln’s Assassination

89. $600
Question:
Sherman’s March devastates the South making Civilians victims of war from __________, Georgia to the Atlantic and on into the first state to secede, _____________.

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Question:
Sherman’s March devastates the South making Civilians victims of war from __________, Georgia to the Atlantic and on into the first state to secede, _____________.
Answer: Atlanta ; South Carolina

91. $800
Question:
At _______________, Virginia, ______’s rebel army surrenders to _______ the head of the Union army ending the civil war.

92. $800
Question:
At _______________, Virginia, ______’s rebel army surrenders to _______ the head of the Union army ending the civil war.
Answer:
Appomattox Courthouse; Lee; Grant

93. $1000
Question:
Lee decided to fight for the _______ because of his love for his _______ over his _________.

94. $1000
Question:
Lee decided to fight for the _______ because of his love for his _______ over his _________.
Answer:
Confederacy; State; Country

95. Mystery Mapping $200 Question: Which event is shown in the following?
The battle of Shiloh
The attack at Antietam
The battle of Bull Run

96. Mystery Mapping $200 Question: Which event is shown in the following?
The battle of Shiloh
The battle of Antietam
The battle of Bull Run
ANSWER:
Bull Run

97. Mystery Mapping $400 Question:
What order do the following events go in?
The battle of Shiloh
The siege of Richmond
The battle of Bull Run I
Attack at Fort Sumter

98. Mystery Mapping $400 Question: Battle orders… ANSWER: Fort Sumter
Bull Run 1
Shiloh
Siege of Richmond

99. Mystery Mapping $600 QUESTION: Which event is shown in the following?
The battle of Shiloh
The Shenandoah battles
The Battle of Gettysburg

100. Mystery Mapping $600
QUESTION:
Which battle…
ANSWER:
Shenandoah

101. Mystery Mapping $800 Question: . Place the following events in order.
Siege of New Orleans
Siege of Fort Sumter
Siege of Atlanta
Surrender of Appomattox .

102. Mystery Mapping $800 Question: Place the following events in order.
Siege of New Orleans
Siege of Fort Sumter
Siege of Atlanta
Surrender of Appomattox
ANSWER:
1) Fort Sumter 2) New Orleans 3) Atlanta 4) Appomattox Courthouse

103. Mystery Mapping $1000 QUESTION:
What order did the following events happen in?
Siege of Atlanta
Antietam
Shiloh
Gettysburg

104. Mystery Mapping $1000 QUESTION:
QUESTION: What order did the following events happen in?
-Siege of Atlanta
-Antietam
-Shiloh
- Gettysburg
ANSWER: 1) Shiloh, 2) Antietam, 3)Gettysburg and then 4) Atlanta

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109. Final Jeopardy!

110. Final Jeopardy Question
Why did the South secede and why did the Union ultimately fight the South when the war started?

111. Final Jeopardy Question
Why did the South secede and why did the Union ultimately fight the South when the war started?
The South wanted states rights and protection of their culture
The Union wanted to preserve the United States and not let states come and go whenever they please