Civil War Jeopardy

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Civil War Jeopardy
Pre Civil War
Battles
People
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Final Jeopardy
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100 Question
Thirty years before the Civil War began, this
man, a slave himself, lead a slave rebellion.
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100 Answer
Nat Turner
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200 Question
This author was credited for having sparked the
separation of north and south?
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200 Answer
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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300 Question
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book about the
mistreatment of slaves. What was the title of
this book?
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300 Answer
Uncle Toms Cabin
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400 Question
This legal case resulted in the ruling that
citizens had the right to own property and that
slaves were considered property.
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400 Answer
The Dred Scott Case
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500 Question
John Brown wanted to acquire what during his raid
on what military base?
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500 Answer
Weapons for slaves, Harpers Ferry
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100 Question
Although, this was not an actual battle (only 1
casualty), some believe it to be the starting
point of the Civil War.
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100 Answer
Battle of Fort Sumter
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200 Question
After this battle, President Lincoln gave a
speech honoring the fallen soldiers and renewing
the spirit of the Union.
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200 Answer
Battle of Gettysburg
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300 Question
This was said to be the deadliest day of the war.
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300 Answer
Battle of Antietam
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400 Question
General Thomas Stonewall Jackson is most known
for his win of this battle.
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400 Answer
Battle of Bull Run
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500 Question
What was the significance of the Battle of
Vicksburg?
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500 Answer
The Union gained control of the Mississippi River.
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100 Question
This man was the President of the Confederacy.
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100 Answer
Jefferson Davis
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200 Question
Abraham Lincoln asked this General to head the
Union army however he declined, saying he must
remain faithful to his birthplace of Virginia.
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200 Answer
Robert E. Lee
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300 Question
What general led the Union in the Atlanta
Campaign?
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300 Answer
General Sherman
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400 Question
This man led the Confederacy in the Battle of
Bull Run.
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400 Answer
Stonewall Jackson
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500 Question
This man was a union general who would later
become the 18th President of the United States.
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500 Answer
Ulysses S. Grant
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100 Question
This is the name given to someone who worked to
put an end to slavery.
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100 Answer
abolitionist
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200 Question
The Norths strengths included what two major
things?
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200 Answer

1. Industry--supplies, factories,
2. More people

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300 Question
Some freed slaves joined the Unions army after
President Lincoln signed what?
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300 Answer
Emancipation Proclamation
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400 Question
What was the Norths battle strategy?
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400 Answer
Blockade the South
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500 Question
Congress passed a ________, which led to people
having to pay higher prices for imported goods.
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500 Answer
tariff
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100 Question
What crop made southern plantation owners
wealthy?
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100 Answer
Cotton
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200 Question
The south decided to break away from the union.
What term is used to describe this?
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200 Answer
secede
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300 Question
What advantages did the South have in fighting
the Civil War?
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300 Answer

• Strong military leaders
• B. Most of the fighting took place there

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400 Question
Why did the South demand the Union remove its
military from Fort Sumter?
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400 Answer
Due to the fact that the South had seceded, they
believed that the Union should abandon all of
their military bases on southern land.
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500 Question
What were the first two major victories for the
Confederacy?
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500 Answer
Fort Sumter and Battle of Bull Run
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Final Jeopardy
This general said, Once you get them running,
you stay right on top of them, and that way a
small force can defeat a large one every time...
Only thus can a weaker country cope with a
stronger it must make up in activity what it
lacks in strength.
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Final Jeopardy Answer
Thomas Stonewall Jackson