2193169454 | Loyalty to one's own region of the country, rather than to the nation as a whole | sectionalism | 0 | |
2193170372 | sectionalism was important in this election | 1860 election | 1 | |
2193171390 | Lincoln barely won __% of the votes | 40 | 2 | |
2193172302 | All of Lincoln's votes in 1860 came from which regions | North and far West | 3 | |
2193175306 | _________ wasn't even on the ballot (1860 election) in 5 Southern States | Abraham Lincoln | 4 | |
2193176237 | This state seceded after Lincoln was elected | South Carolina | 5 | |
2193176897 | ________ was still president when South Carolina seceded. | James Buchanan | 6 | |
2193177738 | After seceding, the South elected _____ as president. | Jefferson Davis | 7 | |
2193179048 | Southern capital moved from ________ to ________ | Montgomery, AL to Richmond, VA | 8 | |
2193180961 | Battle on April 12th, 1861 (1st day of the Civil War) | Fort Sumter | 9 | |
2193181547 | Who fired first at Fort Sumter? | Confederates | 10 | |
2193185158 | Delaware, Missouri, Maryland, and Kentucky were the most ___ states. The Union took them. | divided | 11 | |
2193186310 | What year was West Virginia created? | 1863 | 12 | |
2193187250 | Region that claimed West Virginia | The North | 13 | |
2193187938 | "Old Fuss & Feathers" | Winfield Scott | 14 | |
2193188398 | Hero from the War of 1812 | Winfield Scott | 15 | |
2193189426 | Highest ranking general at the start of the Civil War | Winfield Scott | 16 | |
2193189902 | Who developed the Anaconda Plan? | Winfield Scott | 17 | |
2193191075 | 3 Parts of the Anaconda plan | 1. Blockade confederacy 2. Take Mississippi River 3. Crush them | 18 | |
2193192164 | Winfield Scott | 19 | ||
2193194037 | Jefferson Davis | 20 | ||
2193198250 | Country was split into 2 theaters: | Eastern and Western Theaters | 21 | |
2193200593 | Years of the Civil War | 1861-1865 | 22 | |
2193201920 | Battle of First Manassas is also called: | First Bull Run | 23 | |
2193203354 | Location of battle of First Manasssas (South)/First Bull Run (North) | Between D.C. and Richmond (the capitols) | 24 | |
2193204580 | North tends to name the battles after _____ | geographic features | 25 | |
2193205164 | South tends to name the battles after _____ | towns | 26 | |
2193210243 | Both sides thought this battle would be a quick end to the disagreement of secession. | First Manassas/First Bull Run | 27 | |
2193212630 | South was not trying to conquer the North in this battle, just secede. | First Manassas/First Bull Run | 28 | |
2193216033 | Full name of Stonewall Jackson | Thomas J. Jackson | 29 | |
2193216764 | Stonewall Jackson died at ______ from pneumonia | Chancellorsville | 30 | |
2193217142 | Stonewall Jackson | 31 | ||
2193218453 | Commander of Confederate Army | Robert E. Lee | 32 | |
2193218454 | Robert E. Lee | 33 | ||
2193219744 | 1st Union Commander | George B. McClellan | 34 | |
2193222144 | George B. McClellan | 35 | ||
2193223146 | Date of the Battle of Antietam | September 17, 1862 | 36 | |
2193224062 | Worst Single Day (death-toll wise) in American History | Battle of Antietam September 17, 1862 | 37 | |
2193225082 | Over ___ died in The Battle of Antietam | 4,000 | 38 | |
2193226742 | _____ stated all slaves in rebelling states were free, but didn't free union slaves | Emancipation Proclamation | 39 | |
2193227719 | Who made the Emancipation Proclamation | Abraham Lincoln | 40 | |
2193229030 | The Civil war was not just about slavery. It was about ______. | independence/union | 41 | |
2193229484 | Union's "Fighting Joe" | Joseph Hooker | 42 | |
2193231673 | Said "May God have mercy on Lee, for I will have none" | Joseph Hooker | 43 | |
2193231678 | Joseph Hooker | 44 | ||
2193233754 | ______ was offered commander position in the Union army, but turned it down to lead his people in the South. | Robert E. Lee | 45 | |
2193247232 | 3 main generals in the Battle of Chancellorsville | Hooker (Union), Lee and Jackson (Confederacy) | 46 | |
2193249318 | In which battle did Lee and Jackson divide to try to destroy Hooker's troop? | Chancellorsville | 47 | |
2193254641 | Has a separate burial place for his left arm in Chancellorsville | Stonewall Jackson | 48 | |
2193255186 | Southern Cavalry officer | Jeb Stuart | 49 | |
2193255324 | Jeb Stuart | 50 | ||
2193256314 | Who was winning before Gettysburg? | The South | 51 | |
2193256798 | Dates of the Battle of Gettysburg | July 1,2, &3, 1863 | 52 | |
2193259414 | _______ is known as the turning point of the Civil War in hindsight | Gettysburg | 53 | |
2193260674 | The last time Lee went into the War | Gettysburg | 54 | |
2193261593 | Everyone acknowledged that the _____ won at Gettysburg. | North | 55 | |
2193263941 | At Gettysburg, the Union came from _____ | the South | 56 | |
2193264878 | At Gettysburg, the Confederacy came from _____ | the North | 57 | |
2193266682 | Day 1 of Gettysburg: South pushes North through Gettysburg, but _______ | up onto a hill (cemetery ridge) | 58 | |
2193304936 | Confederate general James Longstreet is associated with this day of the Gettysburg battle. | Day 2 | 59 | |
2193311123 | In which day at Gettysburg did the Union use the Interior Lines strategy? | Day 2 | 60 | |
2193312727 | Being able to easily move troops to reinforce if you get attacked. (Northern method used @ Gettysburg Day 2) | Interior Lines | 61 | |
2193323957 | Gettysburg Day 2: __________ (Union) orders the army to charge down the hill toward the Confederates. | Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain | 62 | |
2193324354 | Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain | 63 | ||
2193347881 | Gettysburg Day 3: Confederates send troops around to try to attack Union from the ___ | back | 64 | |
2193353517 | Pickett's charge occurred in Gettysburg, Day _ | 3 | 65 | |
2196341656 | Battle on July 4th | Vicksburg | 66 | |
2196342253 | After this battle (example of modern warfare), the North had complete control of the Mississippi (cut off 1/3 of the Confederacy- Anaconda Plan) | Vicksburg | 67 | |
2196345098 | Where was the Gettysburg Address given? | Gettysburg cemetery | 68 | |
2196346004 | 3 Most important documents in American History | 1. Declaration of Independence 2. Constitution 3. Gettysburg Address | 69 | |
2196352335 | The Gettysburg Address states ______ as most important document in American History. | The Declaration of Independence | 70 | |
2196353464 | The Gettysburg Address uses _____ allusions | Biblical | 71 | |
2196354422 | Lincoln was not impressed with Meade, and chose ___ to lead instead | Ulysses S. Grant | 72 | |
2196355685 | Modern General | Ulysses S. Grant | 73 | |
2196356694 | The strategy of the modern general | Win by making war miserable | 74 | |
2196362077 | Railway destruction tactic that bent rails into loops (Northern Tactic) | Sherman Necktie | 75 | |
2196363954 | Ulysses S. Grant | 76 | ||
2196365783 | William Tecumseh Sherman | 77 | ||
2196370655 | Date that Lee Surrenders (end of the war) | April 9, 1865 | 78 | |
2196371723 | Shot Abraham Lincoln | John Wilkes Booth | 79 | |
2196371982 | John Wilkes Booth | 80 | ||
2196373747 | ___ Days after the war ended, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. | 5 | 81 | |
2196374075 | First president to be assassinated | Abraham Lincoln | 82 | |
2196375275 | Came from the most famous acting family of the time | John Wilkes Booth | 83 | |
2196376128 | ____ had a plan to assassinate much of the government. | John Wilkes Booth | 84 | |
2196377209 | Everyone involved with trying to assassinate the government right after the war were _____ | hung | 85 | |
2196385477 | At the conclusion of the war, there were ______ dead (now it is thought to be 750,000) | 620,000 | 86 | |
2196386323 | The Civil War is the most important event in US History because it had ________ | The most deaths | 87 | |
2211840203 | Where did Lee surrender? | Appomattox courthouse | 88 | |
2211843631 | The embodiment of the confederacy | Robert E. Lee | 89 | |
3509431024 | Slave states in the Union (most likely places families fought against each other) | Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware | 90 | |
3509441820 | Most feared cavalry leader of the Confederacy; Associated with the KKK, but then quits. Lowest background. "That devil ________" | Nathan Bedford Forrest | 91 | |
3509443114 | "Wizard of the Saddle" | Nathan Bedford Forrest | 92 | |
3509941736 | Southern name for the Civil War | War of Northern Aggression | 93 | |
3509943311 | Northern name for the Civil WAr | War between the states | 94 | |
3509947138 | Confederacy officer who models himself after George Washington | Robert E. Lee | 95 | |
3509957533 | Extremely calm in battle; Extreme Calvinist- didn't worry or fear battle because God had already ordained the day of his death | Stonewall Jackson | 96 | |
3509970204 | 2 Modern Generals (great partnership of the Civil War) | Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman | 97 | |
3509975046 | Best memoirs by a US writer | Ulysses S. Grant | 98 | |
3509981036 | "Goat" of his class at west point. Well known for Indian battles in the West | George Armstrong Custer | 99 | |
3509985800 | Book that portrays Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain wonderfully at the Battle of Gettysburg | The Killer Angels | 100 | |
3509992118 | Name of Stonewall Jackson's crew | Stonewall Brigade | 101 | |
3510001784 | "May God have mercy on General Lee, for I will have none" (then promptly destroyed by Lee) | Joseph Hooker | 102 | |
3510028779 | Date Lee surrenders at Appomattox Courthouse (End of Civil War) | April 9, 1865 | 103 |
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