The Civil War - Page 2
Questions
- What was the last state admitted to the Union?
- A sculpture carved into the side of Stone Mountain honors men who fought in which War?
- What is the best single adjective to describe Confederate General Robert E Lee?
- How did the three day Battle of Gettysburg begin?
- What did the Battle of Shiloh show about the future course of the Civil War?
- Why was the capture of Vicksburg important?
- What was the North's main goal in fighting the Civil War?
- Why was Petersburg so important to the Confederate capital, Richmond?
- Why was the Union determined to capture Vicksburg during the Civil War?
- How did the number of factories in the North affect the start of the Civil War?
- In June 1863 Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia moved north in another campaign to invade Pennsylvania. How did Jeb Stuart help Lee to lose this campaign?
- What did the United States Treasury create when the Legal Tender Act was passed in 1862?
- What advantage was the Confederacy missing that might have turned the war in its favor?
- How did the Union take New Orleans, and why was it an important victory?
- Who was the author and editor of the National Anti-slavery standard?
- In May 1864 what did the Army of the Potomac do after losing the Battle of the Wilderness?
- Why did Lee, with the consent of the Confederate government, once more plan to invade the North?
- In 1861 and 1862, what were the political strategies of the Confederate and Union leaders? Which side was the more successful and why?
- What were Grant's orders to Sheridan concerning the Shenandoah Valley?
- What can be said of the Confederate army during the Wilderness Campaign?