Civil War Powerpoint Questions

"The Civil War (1861-1865) Through Maps, Charts, Graphs, and Pictures"

1.  List 4 advantages the North had over the South-include the percentages

    a.

    b.

    c.

    d.

    List 2 advantages the South had over the North-include the percentages

    a.

    b.

2.  What states (free or slave) had more:

    cities-

    slaves-

    farms-

    minorities-

3.  Who had the most railroads-North or South?

        What was the advantage of this?

4.  What side had the most:

        people:

        factories:

        Firearms-what was the ration    _____:______

5.  How many free states were there in 1861?  ________

     How many Confederate states?  __________

     List the 8 territories:

6.  Analyze the slide titled "Men present for Duty in the Civil War."

    When comparing the ratios of the bar graphs for each year, one year is different than the others-what do you think is the significance of this year?

7.  Most soldiers held what two occupations before the Civil War?

    a.

    b.

8.  What impact did immigration have on the war?

9.  List the leaders of the Confederacy

    President-

    Vice President-

10.  What was the Motto of the Confederate Seal?  "_______ ____ ___ ____ __________"

        What do you think this means?

11.  Look at the slide depicting the North's view of Jefferson Davis.  In your eyes, what do the two pictures represent?

12.  What was the North's Civil War strategy? 

        Do you think it was a good plan?

13.  List 5 of Lincoln's generals.

14.  List 5 of Robert E. Lee's generals.

15.  Who won the 1st battle of Bull Run?

        How did you come up with this?

16.  What two ships fought in the "Battle of the Ironclads."  ____________ vs.  _______________

17.  What battle is known as the "Bloodiest Single Day of the War."  _____________

18.  What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

19.  What was the Southern view of this Proclamation?

20.  Why was the 54th Massachusetts regiment so famous?

21.  How many people died in the Battle of Gettysburg on the Union side:  _________  Confederate side:  ___________

22. What day did the North Initiate the Draft?

23.  Why did the New York City Draft Riots occur?

24.  Why does war increase inflation-especially in the Civil War?

25.  What three states did Sherman's March to the Sea include?

26.  Were the Copperheads in support of Lincoln in the 1864 election?

27.  What is more important in an election-electoral votes or popular votes?

28.  When did Lee surrender at Appomattox?

29.  How does the Civil War compare in terms of Casualties in other wars?

        Why?

30.  Where was Lincoln assassinated?

        When?

        Who shot Lincoln?

        What happened to him?