Abraham Lincoln
Dred Scott Case
Surrender at the Appomattox
Generals
Battles/Battlefields
100
Who did Lincoln run against for U.S. Senate?
Stephen Douglas.
100
Were the judges on Scott's case pro-slavery or anti-slavery?
Pro-slavery.
100
What Confederate General surrendered 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant in Appomattox Court House?
Robert E. Lee.
100
Name a main Union General from the Civil War.
Ulysses S. Grant. George McClellan, William Scott Hancock, and George Thomas.
100
Name a major battle of the Civil War.
Battle of Shiloh, Seven Days Battle, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Vicksburg, and Chickamauga and Chattanooga.
200
When and where was Lincoln assassinated?
April 14, 1865 at Ford's Theatre.
200
Who was Scott's second owner?
John Emerson.
200
Did the surrender agreement officially end the war?
No.
200
Name a main Confederate General.
Robert E. Lee, (Armless) Stonewall Jackson, J.E.B. Stewart, P.G.T. Beaurguard, and Joseph Johnston.
200
What was the deadliest battle of the Civil War?
The Battle of Gettysburg, over 50,000 died.
300
On the day he was shot, what dream did Lincoln tell his body guard he had?
He said he dreamed he was going to be assassinated.
300
When did Scott first sue for his freedom?
In 1847.
300
Who drafted the surrender terms?
A Native American.
300
What did generals do in the Civil War?
They led the troops in battle and decided the outcome of most civil war battles.
300
What was the deadliest one-day battle of the Civil War?
The battle of Antietam, 22,717 died.
400
Where is Lincolns top hat currently located?
The Smithsonian Institution.
400
How did Dred Scott get freed?
His original owners, the Blow family, bought him back from John Emerson and freed him.
400
Why did General Robert E. Lee decide to surrender to the Union?
To prevent unnecessary destruction to the South.
400
How many generals were killed in the Civil War?
124.
400
What U.S. state has the most Civil War battlefields?
Virginia.
500
Hours before he died, what service did Lincoln create?
He created the United States Secret Service.
500
Where were Mr. and Mrs. Scott placed while Mr. Scott's case was going through the court system?
They were placed under the custody of St. Louis County Sheriff's Department.
500
Who did Robert E. Lee surrender to in a battle earlier in the morning before he surrendered to Ulysses Grant at the Appomattox.
It was also Ulysses S. Grant that Robert E. Lee surrendered to before surrendering again to Grant at the Appomattox again that day.
500
Which is a Union General uniform?
The navy blue and red uniform on the right.
500
What are the closest Civil War battlefields to Monteagle, TN?
Lookout Mountain Civil War Battlefield and Stones River National Battlefield.