Unionists, Cooperationist or Secessionist | ||
#1 | I believe we should not leave the Union! | Unionists |
#2 | You might call us fire-eaters. | Secessionists |
#3 | We cannot secede alone! We need support from other states before we break away. | Cooperationists |
#4 | The U.S. Constitution will protect South Carolina! | Unionists |
#5 | I have been part of this group since 1852! | Secessionist |
A Nation Divided | ||
#1 | He was the President of the United States during the Civil War. | Abraham Lincoln |
#2 | He was the President of the Confederacy during the Civil War. | Jefferson Davis |
#3 | This side had a stronger military tradition | Confederacy |
#4 | What was the size of the Confederate Army at the beginning of the war compared to the Union? less than, equal to or greater than | Equal to |
#5 | This number of states joined S.C. in secession within approximately a month's time | Six |
Events during the Civil War | ||
#1 | At this Fort the first shots of the Civil War were fired. | Fort Sumter |
#2 | This "new" Confederate technology attempted to break the Northern blockade outside of Charleston | The Hunley |
#3 | The 54th Massachusetts Regiment attacked this Fort at the Mouth of Charleston Harbor | Fort Wagner |
#4 | This early Confederate loss helped the Union set up its blockade around Charleston | Port Royal |
#5 | This future 5 time Congressman delivered the Planter to the Union | Robert Smalls |
Military strategy | ||
#1 | General Sherman became famous for using this military strategy (our state's capital was not fond of it) | Total War |
#2 | Like the Patriots during the American Revolution, the Confederacy wanted to use this military strategy | Play defense (defensive) |
#3 | The Confederacy believing using this strategy would increase the demand for their major crop in Europe | Cotton Diplomacy |
#4 | The Union's hope was to attack this Confederation Capital in order to end the war quickly | Richmond, VA |
#5 | This Union General came up with military strategy known as the "Anaconda Plan" | Winfield Scott |
Impact of War | ||
#1 | Who commonly ran farms and plantations in the South during the Civil War? | Women |
#2 | The 20 slave law favored this class of people in the South | Upper class |
#3 | Name one of the two jobs women commonly had to support the war effort | Nurse or fundraiser |
#4 | The Emancipation Proclamation also allowed this to happen in the Union | African Americans to serve in the Army |
#5 | The Confederacy came to an end at this kind of meeting place in Appomattox, VA April 1865(Basketball players should know this) | A courthouse |
Final Question | |
Which "lame duck" President could have potentially have prevented the Civil War? | James Buchanan |