US History Jeopardy
for Your Class
A ready-to-play Civil War review — leaders, battles, causes, dates and places, and Reconstruction. 25 questions with answers. Free, no sign-up.
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Civil War Review
Leaders
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Aftermath
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All 25 US History Jeopardy questions and answers
Civil War Review (US History)
| 100 | President of the United States during the warAbraham Lincoln |
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| 200 | President of the ConfederacyJefferson Davis |
| 300 | Commander of the Confederate Army of Northern VirginiaRobert E. Lee |
| 400 | Union general who accepted Lee's surrenderUlysses S. Grant |
| 500 | Union general who led the March to the SeaWilliam T. Sherman |
| 100 | Fort where the first shots were fired in 1861Fort Sumter |
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| 200 | 1863 battle in Pennsylvania, a turning point of the warGettysburg |
| 300 | The bloodiest single day in American history (1862)Antietam |
| 400 | Mississippi River city captured after a siege in 1863Vicksburg |
| 500 | First major battle of the war, also called ManassasBull Run |
| 100 | Lincoln's 1863 order freeing enslaved people in Confederate statesEmancipation Proclamation |
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| 200 | First state to secedeSouth Carolina |
| 300 | Number of states in the Confederacy11 |
| 400 | 1852 novel by Harriet Beecher StoweUncle Tom's Cabin |
| 500 | 1857 Supreme Court case that said enslaved people were not citizensDred Scott v. Sandford |
| 100 | Year the war began1861 |
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| 200 | Year the war ended1865 |
| 300 | Year of the Gettysburg Address1863 |
| 400 | Capital of the ConfederacyRichmond, Virginia |
| 500 | Village where Lee surrenderedAppomattox Court House |
| 100 | Amendment that abolished slavery13th |
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| 200 | Amendment that granted citizenship to all people born in the US14th |
| 300 | Amendment that gave Black men the right to vote15th |
| 400 | The period of rebuilding after the warReconstruction |
| 500 | Theater where Lincoln was shotFord's Theatre |
Questions teachers ask
Can I use it for other US history units?
Yes. Rename the categories and type your own questions — the American Revolution, the Constitution or westward expansion.
Which grades is it for?
The ready-made Civil War questions fit middle school and early high school US history.
Is it free?
Yes. Playing, editing and sharing is free, with no sign-up.
How do I play it in class?
Press “Play on projector”. Students pick a category and a value, you click the tile, read the question, then show the answer and give the points to the team that got it right.
Is this the official Jeopardy! game?
No. It is a Jeopardy-style review game for classrooms. Jeopardy! is a trademark of Jeopardy Productions, Inc., which is not affiliated with Wanzao.