POWERPOINT JEOPARDY

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THE CIVIL WAR
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JEOPARDY RULES

• You will choose a team captain.
• This is the only person who gives answers.
• You may only use your Study Guide.
• No books or other notes or worksheets.
• You only gain points for being right.
• The only way to lose points is to be loud, taunt
  other teams, or argue with the teacher.

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CIVIL WAR JEOPARDY
Misc.
Effects
Battles
Vocabulary
People
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People 10 points
Who was Abraham Lincoln and what was his role in
the Civil War?
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People 10 points
Abraham Lincoln was the President of the United
States who issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Study Guide 2a
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People 20 points
Who was Robert E. Lee and what was his role in
the Civil War?
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People 20 points
Robert E. Lee was the Confederate general who
surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Virginia
on April 9, 1865.
Study Guide 2e, 15
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People 30 points
Who was William Tecumseh Sherman and what was his
role in the Civil War?
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People 30 points
William Tecumseh Sherman was the general who led
the March to the Sea and captured Atlanta.
Study Guide 2d
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People 40 points
Who was Clara Barton and what was her role in the
Civil War?
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People 40 points
Clara Barton was a Civil War nurse who later
founded the American Red Cross.
Study Guide 2g
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People 50 points
Who was Frederick Douglas and what was his role
in the Civil War?
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People 50 points
Frederick Douglass was a former slave and
abolitionist who urged Lincoln to allow blacks to
fight in the Union army.
Study Guide 2f
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Vocabulary 10 points
Define the word neutral.
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People 50 points
Vocabulary 10 points
Neutral Not favoring either side
Study Guide 1a
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Vocabulary 20 points
What is a draft, from a military standpoint?
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People 50 points
Vocabulary 20 points
Draft A system of required military service
Study Guide 1d
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Vocabulary 30 points
Define the word siege.
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People 50 points
Vocabulary 30 points
Siege Attempt to capture a place by surrounding
it and cutting it off from supplies until the
people inside surrender
Study Guide 1e
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Vocabulary 40 points
Define total war and give an example of when it
was used in the Civil War.
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People 50 points
Vocabulary 40 points
Total war All-out attacks aimed at destroying an
enemys army, resources, and will to
fight Example Shermans March to the Sea
Study Guide 1f
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Vocabulary 50 points
Define ironclad and explain the effect it had
on the war.
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People 50 points
Vocabulary 50 points

• Ironclad
• Warships covered in protective metal plates
• Effect
• Helped North take control of the Mississippi
  River
• Made wooden ships obsolete
• Longer naval battles

Study Guide 1b, 6
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Battles 10 points
Explain why the Battle of Shiloh was important.
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People 50 points
Battles 10 points
The Battle of Shiloh was a Union victory that
gave the Union control of the northern
Mississippi River and western Tennessee.
Study Guide 3a
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Battles 20 points
Explain what happened during Quantrills Raid.
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People 50 points
Battles 20 points
Quantrills Raid Confederate soldiers surprised
the citizens of Lawrence in the early morning
hours. They killed the men and burned down much
of the city.
Study Guide 10
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Battles 30 points
Explain why the Battle of Gettysburg was
important.
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People 50 points
Battles 30 points
The Battle of Gettysburg was on the last major
battles of the war. It was a failed Confederate
attempt to invade the North.
Study Guide 3b
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Battles 40 points
Explain why the Battle of Vicksburg was important.
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People 50 points
Battles 40 points
The Battle of Vicksburg was a key Union victory
and one of the last major battles of the war. It
gave the Union control of the whole Mississippi
River.
Study Guide 3c
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Battles 50 points
List two (2) terms of Lees surrender at
Appomattox Court House.
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People 50 points
Battles 50 points

• Terms of Surrender
• Lee must provide a roster of his men.
• Arms and artillery must be turned over to the
  Union.
• Men can keep their horses and personal belongings.

Study Guide 3d, 18
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Effects 10 points
How did new technology like rifles and cannons
affect the war?
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People 50 points
Effects 10 points
The new technology caused high casualty rates
because officers continued to use old war tactics
with the new, more accurate technology.
Study Guide 6
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Effects 20 points
Name two (2) key results of the Civil War.
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People 50 points
Effects 20 points

• Key Results of the War
• Reunited the nation
• Ended slavery

Study Guide 17
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Effects 30 points
Name two (2) affects of Shermans March to the
Sea.
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People 50 points
Effects 30 points

• Effects of Shermans March
• 100 million in damage
• 300 miles of railroad torn up
• Lincoln wins re-election
• Broke the Souths will to fight
• Destroyed much of resources needed to fight

Study Guide 13, 14
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Effects 40 points
Why was the casualty count so high in the Civil
War? Give two (2) reasons.
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People 50 points
Effects 40 points

• New weapons combined with the use of old tactics
• Disease and bad medical practices
• Poor conditions in prison camps

Study Guide 19
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Effects 50 points
Give two (2) ways the Civil War affected Kansas.
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People 50 points
Effects 50 points

• Effects on Kansas
• Rivalry still exists between Kansas and Missouri
• Provided soldiers for the Union army
• Quantrills Raid and Battle of Mine Creek

Study Guide 20
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Misc 10 points
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
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People 50 points
Misc 10 points
The Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves
only in the Confederate States.
Study Guide 7
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Misc 20 points
What amendment officially ended slavery?
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People 50 points
Misc 20 points
The 13th Amendment officially ended slavery.
Study Guide 9
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Misc 30 points
Explain why Lincoln decided to free the slaves
before the war ended.
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People 50 points
Misc 30 points

• The Union army kept losing battles and they
  needed more men.
• The South was using the slaves to help their war
  effort building forts, working factories, etc.

Study Guide 8
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Misc 40 points
Why did both the North and the South establish a
draft?
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People 50 points
Misc 40 points
Due to a high number of deserters and casualties,
both armies needed more men.
Study Guide 11
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Misc 50 points
Name three (3) ways women contributed to the war.
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People 50 points
Misc 50 points

• Women ran farms and plantations.
• Women worked in factories, as teachers, and as
  nurses.
• Women disguised themselves as men and fought.
• Women were spies for both sides.

Study Guide 12
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FINAL JEOPARDY
What was the effect of the Battle of Bull
Run? (Or, what did people realize after the
battle?)