1. The Civil War: Soldiers and Civilians What did you learn about the American Civil War during your visit to Drayton Hall?

2. IntroductionUniformsCampHomefrontTechnology 100 200 300 400 500

3. Introduction for 100 BACK 3-4.4 4-6.4 Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired? Answer: Fort Sumter in the Charleston Harbor

4. Introduction for 200 BACK 3-4.4 What year did the Civil War start and how long did it last? Answer: 1861 4 years

5. Introductio2n for 300 BACK 3-4.3 4-6.3 Who won the 1860 presidential election even though he was not on the ballot in ten of the Southern states? Answer: Abraham Lincoln

6. Introduction for 400 BACK 3-4.5 4-6.4 The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 granted freedom to whom? Answer: Slaves in the Confederate states

7. Introduction for 500 BACK 3-4.3 4-6.3 South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun believed that states should be able to nullify a federal law if they did not agree with it. What does nullify mean? Answer: To cancel or reverse

8. Uniforms for 100 BACK 4-6.4 What was the official uniform color for the United States Army? Answer: blue

9. Uniforms for 200 BACK 3-4.5 What was the material from which most uniforms were made? Answer: wool

10. Uniforms for 300 BACK 4-6.1 What national symbol was on the buttons of the Union soldiers’ uniforms? Answer: an eagle

11. Uniforms for 400 BACK 4-6.4 What did a soldier carry in his cartridge box? Answer: ammunition

12. Uniforms for 500 BACK 3-4.4 4-6.4 Name a Civil War Battle that was fought in South Carolina. Answer: the Battle of Port Royal, the Battle of Fort Sumter, Battle of Secessionville, the Battle of Battery Wagner, etc.

13. Camp for 100 BACK 4-6.5 What was a soldier’s main way of communicating with his family back home? Answer: writing letters

14. Camp for 200 BACK 4-6.5 What is popular game that soldiers would play at the end of the day in camp? Answer: cards, checkers, dice, dominos

15. Camp for 300 BACK 3-4.5 How did most soldiers travel during the Civil War? Answer: Walking/ by foot Harper’s Weekly, May 4, 1861

16. Camp for 400 BACK 3-4.4 4-6.4 Name two things a soldier would carry with him to use at camp. Answer: Shelter, bed roll, gum blanket, food, utensils, etc.

17. Camp for 500 BACK 4-6.5 What was the name for a group of five or more soldiers who shared a tent and made their meals together? Answer: a mess

18. Homefront for 100 BACK 4-3.5 4-6.5 Who would be left on the home front while men went to war? Answer: Women, children, and the elderly

19. Homefront for 200 BACK 3-4.5 4-6.5 Name some of the household goods that were very scarce during the war. Answer: Coffee, fabric, paper, food, etc.

20. Homefront for 300 BACK 4-6.2 Who was the African-American woman who helped recruit black troops for the Union Army? Answer: Sojourner Truth

21. Homefront for 400 BACK 3-4.4 3-4.5 4-6.4 4-6.5 What was the strategy used to prevent goods coming into Charleston that included General Winfield Scott’s Anaconda Plan. Answer: the Union Blockade

22. Homefront for 500 BACK 3-4.5 4-6.5 What is the term for a person or group of people who are forced to leave their homes during a time of war. Answer: refugees

23. Technology for 100 BACK 3-4.4 4-6.4 What was the name of the first submarine to sink an enemy ship, the USS Housatonic. Answer: the H.L. Hunley

24. Technology for 200 BACK 3-4.5 4-6.4 What was used during the Civil War to quickly transport materials such as food, uniforms and ammunition? Answer: trains

25. Technology for 300 BACK 3-4.4 What was the name given to the battleships used during the Civil War when technology advanced beyond wooden ships? Answer: ironclads

26. Technology for 400 BACK 3-4.4 4-6.4 This African-American man successfully escaped from slavery on the CSS Planter, and surrendered the boat to Union troops. Answer: Robert Smalls

27. Technology for 500 BACK 3-4.4 What was the quickest way to send a short message during the Civil War? BONUS QUESTION for 250*: Who is credited with inventing the code used for telegraph communication? Answer: By telegraph *Samuel Morse