Civil War Trivia
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- Which side had more factories, food, railroads, and soldiers?
- The Union
- What was the organization of people, houses, and trails called that helped blacks run for freedom before the Civil War?
- The Underground Railroad
- What song did the South sing to rally their troops?
- Dixie
- What blackman led a revolt in pre-Civil War years that put terror in the hearts of the Southerners?
- Nat Turner
- Who tried to start a slave rebellion at Harper's Ferry?
- John Brown
- Name the most famous general of the South.
- Robert E. Lee
- The first major battle of the Civil War was the Battle of?
- Bull Run or Manasses
- Name the primary reasons the North fought the Civil War.
- To keep the Union intact and to end the slavery issue.
- What was the name of the Confederate Ironclad ship - the first ever made in the United States.
- The Merrimack
- Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
- Jefferson Davis
- What name did the Union often go by?
- Yankees
- What state became a state during the Civil War?
- West Virginia
- What was a greyback?
- A Confederate soldier or a lice.
- Why did Abraham Lincoln grow his beard?
- A little girl, Grace Bedell, wrote him a letter during his campaign telling him that more ladies would like him and tease their husbands into voting for him if he grew some whiskers.
- Name the most famous general of the Union who later became president.
- Ulysses S. Grant
- Name the primary reasons the South fought the war?
- The right for the individual states to govern themselves and to protect their homes from invading Northern armies.
- What famous Southern general from the new state of West Virginia received the name Stonewall?
- General Thomas Jackson because he stood against the Union like a "stonewall."
- Who was the Great Compromiser that effectively delayed the war for quite a few years?
- Henry Clay
- What famous speech did Abraham Lincoln give that started "Four Score and Seven years ago...."
- Gettysburg Address
- What song did the North sing to rally their troops?
- The Battle Hymn of the Republic
- What was the biggest crop of the South?
- Cotton
- What was the name of the First Confederate Lady?
- Varina Davis
- Where was the first land battle of the Civil War?
- Phillippi, (W)Va
- The first gun shots were started by the Confederates at what place?
- Ft. Sumter
- Did Abraham Lincoln live to see the last surrender of the war?
- No! He saw Lee's surrender, but some of the troops further south were yet to come in. They did so shortly after his death.
- What was a bluebelly?
- A Union Soldier
- What city was the capital of the Confederacy?
- Richmond, Virginia
- What was the drinking gourd?
- The star constellation that points out the North Star.
- Who was known as Unconditional Surrender?
- U. S. Grant
- Name a famous Southern woman spy?
- Belle Boyd, Wild Rose Greenhow, etc.
- What was Kansas called during the border battles with Missouri after the Kansas-Nebraska Act before the Civil War?
- Bleeding Kansas
- What year did the Civil War begin?
- 1861
- Who was Mathew Brady?
- The most famous photographer of the Civil War era.
- What was an Arkansas toothpick?
- A sword
- What name were the Confederates often called by?
- Rebels
- Who was the president of the United States of America during the Civil War?
- Abraham Lincoln
- Who became president after Lincoln was shot?
- Andrew Johnson
- What was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War?
- The Battle of Antietam
- What happened at Appomattox Court House?
- General Lee surrendered the Virginia Confederate troops to General Grant.
- How long did the war last?
- 4 years
- Who killed Abraham Lincoln?
- John Wilkes Booth
- What was the judge's decision in the Dred Scott case?
- That slaves were property and had no rights in the United States.
- What was the name of the First Lady of the Union during this time?
- Mary Todd Lincoln
- Name a famous Civil War nurse who after the war, started the American Red Cross in the United States.
- Clair Barton
- What color was considered to be the Union color?
- Blue
- Name a famous Northern woman spy?
- Emma Emmonds, etc.
- The North and South had different names for the Civil War battles. How did each side name the battles?
- The North named battles after nearby rivers, creeks, or mountains while the South named them after the towns that acted as their base during the battle.
- What was a person called who was actively against slavery?
- Abolitionist
- What was the document called that freed the slaves during the War?
- Emancipation Proclamation
- What city did Sherman's disastrous march end at?
- Atlanta, Georgia
- What was the first state to secede from the Union?
- South Carolina
- What was the Union ironclad ship that battled against the Confederate's Merrimack with neither side winning a victory?
- The Monitor
- What river marked the free states from the slave states?
- Ohio River
- What battle was the turning point that led to the South's defeat?
- The Battle of Gettysburg
- Which side paid their soldiers more?
- The Union
- Who was the woman known as Moses?
- Harriet Tubman
- How many states made up the Confederacy?
- Eleven
- What is hardtack?
- A very hard cracker much depended on for food by soldiers during the Civil War.
- What was the name of the bag soldiers carried their food supplies in?
- Haversacks
- Who made the cotton gin that guaranteed a continued dependency on slavery in the South?
- Eli Whitney
- What were goober peas?
- Unsalted peanuts in the shell very popular in the South.
- How did Harriet Beecher Stowe affect the war?
- She wrote the book Uncle Tom's Cabin that made many take a stand against slavery.
- What color was considered to be the Confederate color?
- Gray