The Civil War - Page 5
Questions
- Which group opposed the spread of slavery during the 1860 presidential election?
- What new state was formed during the Civil War?
- How did the Battles of Vicksburg and Gettysburg change the course of the Civil War?
- What was the significance of the Confederate surrender at Vicksburg?
- What were the last two states to join the Union?
- Which state was born as a result of the Civil War?
- How did the Civil War transform the national economy and create a stronger nation state?
- Where did the final surrender of the Confederate army take place?
- How did the governments - the Union or the Confederacy-go about mobilizing soldiers, citizens, and resources to wage a total war? How successful were their respective strategies?
- Which general helped the South win the war's first major battle as well as other big battles, and was accidentally shot by his own troops?
- What factor led to Inflation in the Confederacy?
- In April of 1865, outside of Richmond, with his forces surrounded by Grant's and vastly outnumbered, General Robert E. Lee was forced to meet with General Grant. Where did Lee and Grant agree on the terms of Lee's surrender?
- What was the Pennsylvania battle that ended Lee's last hopes for achieving victory through invading the North?
- What contributed to the high casualty rate in the Civil War?
- Why were Confederate soldiers called "Rebels"?
- What name was given to the fight between proslavery and antislavery forces following the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
- How was the city of Vicksburg captured?
- What was the role of African American soldiers in the Union Army during the Civil War?
- How were African-Americans treated as soldiers during the Civil War?
- Where were the 1st shots of the Civil War fired?