civil war challenge 2013
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THE CIVIL WAR CHALLENGE
2013
THE CIVIL WAR CHALLENGE
2013
THECIVIL WAR
CHALLENGE
THECIVIL WAR
CHALLENGE8 rounds of non-stop
challenging excitement about the greatest event in the
history of our nation
Round 1 Short
Answer FunShort
Answer Fun
Round 1 Each group, one at a
timeOthers can add at the
end30 possible points each
Each group, one at a time
Others can add at the end
30 possible points each
How did the Kansas Nebraska
Act lead to “Bleeding Kansas”??
What did the Supreme Court rule in the Dred Scott Decision?
What happened in the election of
1860, and why was it important?
What are some of the other reasons historian say the
Civil War happened? (Why the Civil War?)
What were the border states, and why were they so
important?
What led Abraham Lincoln
to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
Why did Lee turn his troops to the North in the summer of
1863?
Why were Gettysburg and Vicksburg the
turning point of the war?
Why did many people oppose Lincoln and the
war in the North?
Round 2
Name that Battle!
Name that Battle!
FredericksburgFredericksburg
Located in VirginiaConfederates were entrenched near the city
Burnside resigns after the battlePontoon boats were set up to cross a the Rappahannock
Fought in December
ChancellorsvilleChancellorsville
Located in VirginiaConfederates divided the army to attack the Union
Confederate victory opens the way for another invasion of the North
Jackson accidentally shot by his own troops
AntietamAntietam
Union victory (sort of)Bloodiest day of the Civil WarLee’s battle plans were found
McClellan removed of command for hesitatingLed to Emancipation Proclamation
GettysburgGettysburg
Union victoryFought in Pennsylvania
Lee says “It’s all my fault” Pickett’s ChargeTurning point #1
Fort SumterFort Sumter
Confederate victory4 more states secede
Lincoln tried to provision shipFirst shot of the war
VicksburgVicksburg
Important strategic locationOn Mississippi River
Fell to Union on July 4 Grant was victorious
Turning point #2
Bull RunBull Run
First major battleLegend of Stonewall is born
Called Manassas in the South Location of 2 Confederate winsShowed war would not be short
ShilohShiloh
Very bloody with high casualtiesFought in Tennessee
Grant leads Union to victoryFrom the word for “peace”
Round 3 Odd One
OutOdd One
Out
ODD ONE OUTFugitive Slave Act
California is a free statePopular sovereignty in west
Trans RR through free land
The other three are characteristics of the Comp of 1850
ODD ONE OUTEconomic differences
Foreign influenceStereotypes
Failure of democracyThe other three are reasons for
“Why the Civil War”
ODD ONE OUTAntietam
ChancellorsvilleBull Run
FredericksburgThe other three are Confederate
victories (and in Virginia)
ODD ONE OUTAll men are equal
We can’t consecrate this land
Punish the SouthKeep pushing to preserve the Union
The other three are ideas from the Gettysburg Address
ODD ONE OUTConditional
InitialCombat
SustainingThe other three are motivations of
solders – Why fight?
ODD ONE OUTMarylandDelawareVirginia
Kentucky
The other three are Border States
ODD ONE OUTHookerGrant
McClellanJackson
The other three are Union generals
ODD ONE OUTDefensive warBlockade ports
Capture Mississippi R.Take Richmond
The other three are parts of the Union strategy at the start of the war
Round 4 Home Front
T or F
Home Front T or F
TRUE OR FALSE?TRUE OR FALSE?The Union government passed an income tax during the war to help pay for the war effort.
TRUETRUE
TRUE OR FALSE?TRUE OR FALSE?Over the course of the
war, prices rose dramatically in the
South
TRUETRUE
TRUE OR FALSE?TRUE OR FALSE?The war had much more impact on the Northern
home front, compared to the Southern home front.
FALSEFALSE
TRUE OR FALSE?TRUE OR FALSE?As the war went on, some southerners began to oppose the war because of
the loss of lives and the fact that most southerners weren’t slave owners, so they wouldn’t benefit from the war.
TRUETRUE
TRUE OR FALSE?TRUE OR FALSE?The New York draft riots were caused, in part, by an opposition to African
American labor.
TRUETRUE
TRUE OR FALSE?TRUE OR FALSE?Lincoln faced undivided
support in the north throughout the Civil
War.
FALSEFALSE
Round 5
MAPS, BABY
10 points each
A
BC
D
E F
G
H
I
GettysburgGettysburg
Fort SumterFort Sumter
VicksburgVicksburg
ShilohShiloh
March to the Sea
March to the Sea
A
BC
D
E F
G
H
I
GettysburgGettysburg
Fort SumterFort Sumter
VicksburgVicksburg
ShilohShiloh
March to the Sea
March to the Sea
+
Bull RunBull Run
D
B
C
A
F
E
HG
AntietamAntietam
RichmondRichmond
WashingtonWashington
AppomattoxAppomattox
FredericksburgFredericksburg
IIroncladsIronclads
+
D
B
C
A
F
E
HG
I
Bull RunBull Run
AntietamAntietam
RichmondRichmond
WashingtonWashington
AppomattoxAppomattox
FredericksburgFredericksburg
IroncladsIronclads
D
B
C
A
E
Day 1 conflictDay 1 conflict
Day 2 Confederate
attacks
Day 2 Confederate
attacks
Day 3 Confederate
attack
Day 3 Confederate
attack
F
D
B
C
A
E
Day 1 conflictDay 1 conflict
Day 2 Confederate
attacks
Day 2 Confederate
attacks
Day 3 Confederate
attack
Day 3 Confederate
attack
F
Round 6WHO AM
I?WHO AM
I?
William ShermanWilliam Sherman
UnionTotal War
AtlantaTecumseh
Robert E. LeeRobert E. Lee
VirginiaGeneralWinner at
Fredericksburg
Surrender
Abrham LincolnAbrham Lincoln
Expanded power of his office
EmancipationCommander in
ChiefIllinois
Ulysses S. GrantUlysses S. Grant
Vicksburg“Butcher”?“he fights”
Future President
Thomas JacksonThomas Jackson
VirginiaGreat leader
My arm!Stonewall
Stephen DouglasStephen Douglas
IllinoisDebates
KS/NE ActLittle giant
Life size image
SchwietsSchwiets
AttractiveLenses
Scientific“That’s the scooby do”
Round 7
Round 7One person at a time – winner
stays
Round 8 Quick factsQuick facts20 points each
What railroad junction near
Richmond fell to the Union in early
1865? Petersburg
How did the Union name the battles?
By the nearest river, stream, or landmark
Where was the first
Confederate capital?
Montgomery, Alabama
How many soldiers died in the war? (within 20,000)?
620,000
The Union victory at what city helped
Lincoln's re- election in 1864?
Atlanta
Which battle had the second
most casualties?
Chickamauaga
What city was protected by Fort Sumter?
Charleston
TEST FORMATTEST FORMATMultiple Choice
ChronologyWho Am I?
Short AnswerGettysburg
Maps – locate and fill in