Question 1

Fort Sumter

Accepted Answer

Opening conflict of the Civil War

Question 2

Bull Run

Accepted Answer

First major land battle of the Civil War

Question 3

Abraham Lincoln

Accepted Answer

President of the United States (Union)

Question 4

Jefferson Davis

Accepted Answer

United States senator who became president of the Confederate States of America

Question 5

Robert E. Lee

Accepted Answer

Confederate General/Leader of the Army of Northern Virginia

Question 6

Ulysses S. Grant

Accepted Answer

Union military commander who won victories over the South after several other Union commanders had failed

Question 7

Frederick Douglas

Accepted Answer

-Former enslaved African American

Question 8

Lincoln's initial goal

Accepted Answer

Preserve the Union, even if that meant leaving slavery in place

Question 9

Lincoln's later goal

Accepted Answer

End slavery and expand citizenship

Question 10

Emancipation Proclomation

Accepted Answer

● Developed after enslaved African Americans given asylum at Fort Monroe were declared "contraband of war"

Question 11

Gettysburg Address

Accepted Answer

● Lincoln described the Civil War as a struggle to preserve a nation that was dedicated to the proposition that "all men are created equal" and that was ruled by a government "of the people, by the people, and for the people."

Question 12

What were the economic problems faced by the Southern states during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Shortages, trade limitations, and inflation.

Question 13

Which was one example of civil unrest mainly perpetrated by women experiencing poverty and hungerduring the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Richmond Bread Riots

Question 14

What was the basis of Northern economic strength during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Manufacturing and stronger currency.

Question 15

What opportunity did enslaved African Americans seize during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

The approach of Union troops to achieve freedom.

Question 16

What did the Emancipation Proclamation allow regarding African Americans?

Accepted Answer

Enlistment in the military.

Question 17

How many African Americans enlisted in the Union Army and Navy?

Accepted Answer

Nearly two hundred thousand.

Question 18

What type of units did African American soldiers serve in during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Segregated units under the command of white officers.

Question 19

What was a common cause of death for soldiers during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Disease killed more men than did bullets.

Question 20

What challenges did African American soldiers face after returning home from the war?

Accepted Answer

They were targeted for violence.

Question 21

How did women contribute to the war effort during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Managed homes, assumed new roles in agriculture, nursing, and war industries.

Question 22

Who created the American Red Cross during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Clara Barton.

Question 23

What role did Harriet Tubman play during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

She was a political activist and conductor on the Underground Railroad.

Question 24

What was Elizabeth Van Lew's contribution to the Union Army?

Accepted Answer

She was a spy for the Union Army.

Question 25

Who was Mary Bowser?

Accepted Answer

An African American Union spy.

Question 26

What was the Union's Anaconda Plan?

Accepted Answer

to blockade Southern ports along the Mississippi River to cut the Confederacy in half

Question 27

What major event followed the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860?

Accepted Answer

The secession of some Southern states took place

Question 28

What were some of the technologies that played a new role in the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

the Gatling gun, railroads, steam-propelled and armored warships, submarines, and balloons

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