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Final Jeopardy
People for $100
Who was the
commander of the
Union troops?
$100 People Answer:
Ulysses S. Grant
People for $200
Who helped enslaved
African Americans travel
the Underground Railroad?
$200 People Answer
Harriet Tubman
People for $300
Who was the
Commander of the
Army of Northern
Virginia?
$300 People Answer
Robert E. Lee
People for $400
Who was the
Southern general
who played an
important role in the
first Battle of Bull
Run?
$400 People Answer
Stonewall Jackson
People for $500
Who led a slave revolt
against plantation owners
in Virginia?
$500 People Answer
Nat Turner
Differences for $100
Describe the economy found
in the Northern States.
$100 Differences Answer
Any of the following:
factories; industrialized;
large warehouses;
child/women laborers
Differences for $200
What was the
economy like in the
South?
$200 Differences Answer
Any of the following:
plantations; taverns;
few factories; slave
labor
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Why did some of the Southern
States secede from the Union
after the 1860 presidential
election?
$300 Differences Answer
They were afraid
Abraham Lincoln
would end slavery
Differences for $400 Question
As new states entered into
the U.S., what did
Northern and Southern
states disagree on?
$400 Differences Answer
They disagreed on whether the
states would enter the U.S. as
free states or slave states.
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What caused the formation
of Western Virginia?
$500 Differences Answer
The western and eastern counties
disagreed over slavery.
Names and Definitions for $100
What did the seceded
Southern States call
themselves?
$100 Names and Definitions
Answer
Confederate States of
America
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What were the Northern
States called during the
Civil War?
$200 Names and Definitions
Answer
The Union
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What do you call a
person who works
to end slavery?
$300 Names and Definitions
Answer
Abolitionist
Names and Definitions for $400
What word means to
separate or withdraw?
$400 Names and Definitions
Answer
Secede
Names and Definitions for $500
What were the names
of the two famous
iron-clad ships and
which sides did they
fight for?
$500 Names and Definitions
Answer
Monitor: Union
Merrimack: Confederates
Major Events for $100
What was the name of
the first major battle of
the Civil War?
$100 Major Events Answer
First Battle of Bull Run or
Manassas
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Ulysses S. Grant
marched the Union
soldiers into what
burning city?
$200 Major Events Answer
Richmond
Major Events for $300
What important sea
battle between two ironclad ships took place in
Virginia?
$300 Major Events Answer
Battle of Hampton Roads
Major Events for $400
Where did the South
surrender to the
Union, ending the
Civil War?
$400 Major Events Answer
Appomattox Court House
Major Events for $500
What makes April
1865 an important
date in Virginia
history?
$500 Major Events Answer
It marks the end of the
Civil War
Random $100 Question
Who was the President
of the United States
during the Civil War?
$100 Random Answer
Abraham Lincoln
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True or False:
Ulysses S. Grant
burned down the
Confederate capital,
Richmond.
$200 Random Answer
False.
The Confederates
burned it down before
the Union troops took
it over.
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What was John
Brown known for?
$300 Random Answer
He led a raid on the
Harper’s Ferry
Armory hoping to
start a slave rebellion
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What role did
Virginia’s American
Indians play during
the Civil War?
$400 Random Answer
Most did not take sides
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Which General defeated
Union troops at the
Battle of
Fredericksburg?
$500 Random Answer
Robert E. Lee
Final Jeopardy
True or False, and Explain: All
of the Confederates supported
slavery.
Final Jeopardy Answer
False. Many chose sides because
of their families and loyalty to
their homeland. For example,
Robert E. Lee disagreed with
slavery but could not betray
Virginia.