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The American Civil War Internet Scavenger Hunt
Name___________________
Date ____________________
Use the underlined sites to find the answers to the questions following questions. You can access the website
by CTRL clicking on the link, read the entry and answer the questions in the provided spaces. Highlight a word
or words and link to the web site where the answer is located.)
1. Who was the president of the Confederate States of America? ____________________
2. _____________________ became the first president of the American Red Cross.
3. President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on __________(date) in Washington D.C. by _____________?
4. Union General _____________________ was responsible for burning Atlanta and then marching his troops
to the sea in Savannah. His fighting technique which destroyed civilian resources and homes as well as fighting
armies was known as ________________.
5. ____________________ is best known for her role as leader of the Underground Railroad.
6. ____________________ became famous for writing the controversial book Uncle Tom's Cabin.
7. NC's governor during most of the Civil War was _________________________.
8. _____________________ was the famous leader of the Confederate military.
9. _____________________ was the site of Robert E. Lee's surrender to Ulysses S. Grant on ____________
(date) after being cornered.
10. This was the southern military fort that remained under federal control after the formation of the
Confederate State of America? ______________________.
11. _________________ was the capital of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
12. The Confederate Army first attacked the Union at Fort Sumter, which is located in what city?
__________________.
13. During the Civil War ______________________ was the capital of the United States.
14. ___________________ near Durham, NC was the site of the last and largest surrender of the Civil War on
__________ (date).
15.The ____________________ and _____________________ were 2 ironclad ships who did battle off the
coast of Virginia in March 1862.
16. This battle was witnessed by spectators who brought picnics and watched the fighting for entertainment?
________________________. It occurred on ______________ (date).
17. 23,000 people died at ____________________, which was the single bloodiest day of fighting during the
Civil War. This battle occurred on _____________ (date).
18. The ______________________________ marked the turning point in the Civil War, where the North began
winning most of the battles over the South. It occurred on _________________ (date).
19. Confederate General Johnston was killed at this battle in Corinth, Mississippi and replaced by Pierre
Beauregard? ______________________.
20. The Civil War was fought between the years _______________.
21.) The ___________________________ was signed by Abraham Lincoln on _________________ (date) and
freed slaves in the Confederate States of America.
22. Lincoln gave the speech known as the _________________________ on __________ (date) to honor the
memory of people killed during this great battle to protect democracy.
23. The siege of Fort Sumter by the Confederate States of America occurred on ______________ (date).
24. The South hoped for Europe's support during the Civil War because the South _______________________
____________________________________________________________.
25. _________________ were people in the South who wanted to withdraw from the Union.
26. The _____________________ was a NC ironclad ship used to ram Union vessels.
27. The ___________________________ was a ruling by the Supreme Court that black slaves were property
and did not have the same rights as white citizens.
28. List 2 strengths for both the North and the South
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29. The ___________________________ called for Union _________________ of southern ports in an effort
to cut off food and resources and cripple the South's economy.
30. __________________ actually killed more men than fighting during the Civil War.
31. NC got their nickname as the "Tar Heels" because….
32. Explain the phrase "rich man's war & poor man's fight."