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Civil War Jeopardy
Causes of the
Civil War
Life during the
Civil War
Major Battles
Civil War
Documents
Effects of the
Civil War
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This man attempted to start a slave revolt by
taking over an armory in Harpers Ferry, VA
Causes of the Civil War – 10 points
In 1857 the Supreme Court
ruled that this former slave was
property of his master and did
not have any rights of a citizen
Causes – 20 points
The election of which president
In 1860 was the last straw for the
South causing them to secede
Causes – 30 points
This was the first state to
Secede from the Union
Causes – 40 points
Which compromise drew a
Line at 36 degrees latitude dividing
Free and Slave states?
Causes – 50 points
The average age of a Civil War
Soldier was between _______
And _______ years of age.
Life – 10 points
Civil War soldiers kept in touch
with family by writing _______.
Life – 20 points
What was the leading cause of
death during the Civil War.
Life – 30 points
The majority of a soldier’s time in
Camp was spent _______.
Life – 40 points
Name 3 hardships of a
Civil War soldier.
Life – 50 points
The Civil War began when
Confederate troops took over
Fort ________ in South
Carolina.
Battles – 10 points
The single most casualties occurred
In this battle in Maryland?
Battles – 20 points
The Union victory at __________
Allowed them to take control of the
Mississippi River.
Battles – 30 points
General Lee’s last attempt to attack
Union forces in a northern state which
Ended in a Confederate defeat.
Battles – 40 points
Union General Sherman’s
__________________________
Split the South in half when his
troops destroyed towns from
Atlanta to the Savannah, GA.
Battles – 50 points
This document freed all slaves
in the Confederate states.
Documents – 10 points
President Lincoln gave the
_________ _________ after a
major Union victory, saying
that the Union must keep
fighting and win the war.
Documents – 20 points
Who did the General Order
143 allow to join the Union
army?
Documents – 30 points
What was one of the terms of
surrender in the Articles of
Agreement between Lee and
Grant that ended the Civil
War?
Documents – 40 points
Why was the Gettysburg
Address so important in the
Civil War?
Documents – 50 points
Which amendment
officially abolished slavery
in the United States after
the war?
Effects – 10 points
What was term used that
meant the rebuilding of the
United States, or bringing
the South back into the
Union.
Effects – 20 points
After the 14th Amendment
was passed, which group of
males could not vote in the
United States?
Effects – 30 points
Who shot President Lincoln at
Ford’s Theater?
Effects – 40 points
The 15th Amendment
guarantees that the right to
vote cannot be denied
based on a person’s what?
Effects – 50 points