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- 1. Did most of the fighting in the Civil War take place in the North or the South?
- 2. E Johnston, As General McClellan led his army toward Richmond, he fought Confederate troops commanded by what Confederate general?
- 4. The Union had more factories, a bigger railroad system, and a bigger _________ than the Confederacy.
- 7. Run, What was the name of the first major land battle of the Civil War, where the Confederates won once their reinforcements arrived?
- 9. How many slave states remained in the Union?
- 10. Fourth Massachusetts Regiment, What was the name of the Union regiment of African Americans that was known for its courageous attack on Fort Wagner?
- 14. Proclamation, Lincoln issued what proclamation, stating that slaves in areas under rebellion would be freed and thus making the Civil War a fight over slavery?
- 16. Jackson, What was the name of the Confederate general who is famous for his strong defense in battle in the previous question?
- 19. Amendment, What amendment established after the Civil War banned slavery in the United States?
- 21. S Grant, What Union general captured two Confederate forts, Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, in just 11 days?
- 23. What is the name of the draft imposed by both the Confederacy and the Union that forced men to serve in the army?
- 25. After defeating the Union at Fredericksburg in December of 1862, the Confederacy defeated the Union again in what battle in May?
- 27. Plan, What was the name of U.S. General-in-Chief Winfield Scott’s strategy to block the Confederacy off from aid and slowly strangle it?
- 29. McClellan, After the Union’s first defeat, Lincoln appointed what general to lead the Union forces near Washington?
- 30. What was the name of the creek that the bloodiest single-day battle in American history took place by?
- 31. Ulysses S. Grant led the Union forces to attack what city, which fell on July 4, 1863 after Union forces shelled the city until the citizens ran out of food supplies?
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- 1. Jackson, What Confederate general died of pneumonia on May 10, 1963?
- 3. Wilkes Booth, Five days after the Civil War ended, Lincoln was assassinated by who while watching a play in the Ford Theatre?
- 5. The general in the previous question led Union forces to destroy what city, which was the South’s biggest hub for railroad lines?
- 6. Tax, Congress imposed what tax, which takes a percentage of one’s income to help pay for the war?
- 8. Ships, What was the name of the ships that could resist burning, ram other ships, and withstand cannon fire that were first used in the Civil War?
- 10. Sumter, On April 12, 1861, Confederate soldiers attacked what fort, resulting in the surrender of the Union troops the following day?
- 11. Did Britain side with the Confederacy, the Union, or remain neutral?
- 12. Government, The civil war increased the power of the _________________.
- 13. To find supplies and to force Union forces to move out of southern territory, the Confederate troops pushed into Pennsylvania and fought what battle, which lasted for three days until the Confederates finally retreated?
- 15. Red Cross, Clara Barton, a Union nurse during the Civil War, went on to found what organization?
- 17. Court House, Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant met in what town to discuss the Confederate surrender?
- 18. E Lee, What Confederate general took command after the general in the previous question was wounded?
- 20. How many Confederate states were there?
- 22. Tecumseh Sherman, After Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant as the commander of all Union forces, Grant appointed ____________ to command all troops in Mississippi, who, like Grant, believed in waging total war.
- 24. Address, What was the name of Lincoln’s speech at a dedication for a cemetery at the same place the battle of the previous question took place, which stressed the unity of the states under one nation?
- 26. The Confederacy faced a ____ shortage because a lot of farmers served in the army.
- 28. G Farragut, Who commanded a Union fleet of 40 ships and seized New Orleans?