| Early War | ||
| #1 | Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired? | Fort Sumter |
| #2 | What is the term to describe a naval barrier to prevent ships from entering or leaving a port so that supplies cannot get through? | Blockade |
| #3 | What was General Winfield Scott’s two part war strategy called? | Anaconda Plan |
| #4 | Which Union ironclad ship faced off in a naval battle against the CSS Virginia on March 8, 1862 at the Battle of Hampton Roads? | USS Monitor |
| #5 | Which law allowed African Americans to serve in the Union military? | Militia Act of 1862 |
| Lincoln Speeches & Vetoes | ||
| #1 | Which famous speech did President Lincoln deliver on November 19, 1863 at the dedication of a new military cemetery? | Gettysburg Address |
| #2 | What order did Abraham Lincoln issue that freed the slaves in rebellious areas on January 1, 1863? |
Emancipation Proclamation |
| #3 | In which famous speech did President Lincoln outline his vision for Reconstruction saying the Union should act “with malice toward none” and that Americans should “do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace”? | Second Inaugural Address |
| #4 | Which legal writ did Lincoln suspend during the Civil War due to the national crisis, allowing him to hold prisoners without formally charging them with a specific crime? | Writ of Habeas Corpus |
| #5 | Which bill was passed by Congress over a presidential veto, which threatened to punish Southern officials who refused to give African Americans their rights? | Civil Rights Act of 1866 |
| Money Matters | ||
| #1 | What was the nickname for the currency that became the official paper money accepted everywhere in the Union? | Greenbacks |
| #2 | In order to help pay for the war, the government encouraged private people and companies to purchase what? | War Bonds |
| #3 | Who were northerners who went south after the Civil War to improve freedmen lives? | Carpetbaggers |
| #4 | Which law opened up cheap farmland in the west for people willing to work the land for 5-years? | Homestead Act |
| #5 | Which federal law passed in 1862 gave money from the sale of western land to states for the establishment of universities that taught agriculture and mechanical arts? | Land Grant College Act |
| Civil War Fundamentals | ||
| #1 | Which side had far better generals? | South |
| #2 | What is the term for a war that attempts to weaken an enemy’s military and civilian targets and aims to damage the enemy’s economy and will to fight? | Total War |
| #3 | What is another word for the military draft in which all men between certain ages must register? | Conscription |
| #4 | Approximately how many Americans died in the Civil War? |
600,000 |
| #5 | Approximately how many major battles took place during the Civil War? | 384 |
| War Time Hodge Podge | ||
| #1 | Which Southern city did the Union target in order to end the Civil War in 1864? | Richmond, Virginia |
| #2 | Which former Union general ran against Abraham Lincoln for the presidency in 1864? | George B. McClellan |
| #3 | Who founded the American Red Cross during the Civil War, giving aid to wounded soldiers on both sides? | Clara Barton |
| #4 | Where did General Lee finally surrender to General Grant on April 9, 1865? | Appomattox Court House |
| #5 | Which famous “Colored” Regiment, led by Robert Gould Shaw, fought bravely at Fort Wagner in Charleston Harbor? | 54th Massachusetts |
| Final Question | |