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Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
Fort Sumter
What is the term to describe a naval barrier to prevent ships from entering or leaving a port so that supplies cannot get through?
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
What was General Winfield Scott’s two part war strategy called?
What was General Winfield Scott’s two part war strategy called?
Anaconda Plan
Which Union ironclad ship faced off in a naval battle against the CSS Virginia on March 8, 1862 at the Battle of Hampton Roads?
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
Which law allowed African Americans to serve in the Union military?
Which law allowed African Americans to serve in the Union military?
Militia Act of 1862
Which famous speech did President Lincoln deliver on November 19, 1863 at the dedication of a new military cemetery?
Which famous speech did President Lincoln deliver on November 19, 1863 at the dedication of a new military cemetery?
Gettysburg Address
What order did Abraham Lincoln issue that freed the slaves in rebellious areas on January 1, 1863?
What order did Abraham Lincoln issue that freed the slaves in rebellious areas on January 1, 1863?
Emancipation Proclamation
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”?
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
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?
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
Which bill was passed by Congress over a presidential veto, which threatened to punish Southern officials who refused to give African Americans their rights?
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
What was the nickname for the currency that became the official paper money accepted everywhere in the Union?
What was the nickname for the currency that became the official paper money accepted everywhere in the Union?
Greenbacks
In order to help pay for the war, the government encouraged private people and companies to purchase what?
In order to help pay for the war, the government encouraged private people and companies to purchase what?
War Bonds
Who were northerners who went south after the Civil War to improve freedmen lives?
Who were northerners who went south after the Civil War to improve freedmen lives?
Carpetbaggers
Which law opened up cheap farmland in the west for people willing to work the land for 5-years?
Which law opened up cheap farmland in the west for people willing to work the land for 5-years?
Homestead Act
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?
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
Which side had far better generals?
Which side had far better generals?
South
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?
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
What is another word for the military draft in which all men between certain ages must register?
What is another word for the military draft in which all men between certain ages must register?
Conscription
Approximately how many Americans died in the Civil War?
Approximately how many Americans died in the Civil War?
600,000
Approximately how many major battles took place during the Civil War?
Approximately how many major battles took place during the Civil War?
384
Which Southern city did the Union target in order to end the Civil War in 1864?
Which Southern city did the Union target in order to end the Civil War in 1864?
Richmond, Virginia
Which former Union general ran against Abraham Lincoln for the presidency in 1864?
Which former Union general ran against Abraham Lincoln for the presidency in 1864?
George B. McClellan
Who founded the American Red Cross during the Civil War, giving aid to wounded soldiers on both sides?
Who founded the American Red Cross during the Civil War, giving aid to wounded soldiers on both sides?
Clara Barton
Where did General Lee finally surrender to General Grant on April 9, 1865?
Where did General Lee finally surrender to General Grant on April 9, 1865?
Appomattox Court House
Which famous “Colored” Regiment, led by Robert Gould Shaw, fought bravely at Fort Wagner in Charleston Harbor?
Which famous “Colored” Regiment, led by Robert Gould Shaw, fought bravely at Fort Wagner in Charleston Harbor?
54th Massachusetts
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