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Civil War Trivia Challenge

Test your knowledge of the Civil War with this trivia challenge. Guess the correct questions for the given answers and earn points. Choose a category and point value to begin. Can you become a Civil War expert?

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Civil War Trivia Challenge

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  1. Jeopardy Choose a category. You will be given the answer. You must give the correct question. Click to begin.

  2. Choose a point value. Choose a point value. Click here for Final Jeopardy

  3. On the Brink Generals Battles Causes and Effects Politicians 10 Point 10 Point 10 Point 10 Point 10 Point 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points

  4. He and his men killed 5 pro-slavers at Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas

  5. John Brown

  6. Adjective used to describe the Kansas during the pre-War period.

  7. “Bleeding”

  8. This state entered the Union as a free state in the Compromise of 1850

  9. California

  10. In the Kansas-Nebraska Act, _____ was to determine the issue of slavery.

  11. Popular Sovereignty

  12. This Supreme Court case said The Constitution protect the property rights of slave owners

  13. Dred Scott

  14. He turned down command of the Union Army to fight for his home state of Virginia

  15. Robert E. Lee

  16. His hard-fighting style earned his the nickname “Unconditional Surrender.”

  17. Ulysses S. Grant

  18. His indecisiveness at Antietam cost a chance to end the war in 1862.

  19. George McClellan

  20. His “March to the Sea” showed the Deep South that “War is Hell.”

  21. William T. Sherman

  22. His accidental death at Chancellorsville deprived Lee of his most able division commander.

  23. Stonewall Jackson

  24. Place were the first shots of the Civil War were fired.

  25. Fort Sumter

  26. This Battle saw the bloodiest day of the Civil War.

  27. Antietam

  28. Capture of this city gave the Union complete control of the Mississippi River.

  29. Vicksburg

  30. This three-day battle marked the end of the Army of Northern Virginia as an offensive force.

  31. Gettysburg

  32. This was the first major battle of the Civil War.

  33. Bull Run

  34. The invention of this machine by Eli Whitney increased demand for slaves.

  35. Cotton Gin

  36. Her book “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” gave fire to the abolitionist movement.

  37. Harriet Beecher Stowe

  38. His attack on Harper’s Ferry, Virginia made him a hero to abolitionists and the devil to Southerners.

  39. John Brown

  40. These debates helped Lincoln secure the Republican presidential nomination in 1860.

  41. Lincoln-Douglas Debates

  42. The issuance of this Presidential order made it impossible for England to formally recognize the Confederacy.

  43. The EmancipationProclamation

  44. His election as President in 1860 led to Southern Secession.

  45. Abraham Lincoln

  46. His efforts to secure a Northern route for the trans-continental railroad led to the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

  47. Stephen A. Douglas

  48. As Secretary of the Treasury, he had the hand-numbing job of signing Federal Bank Notes.

  49. Samuel Chase

  50. He was President of the Confederacy

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