Where did it happen?
Where was President Lincoln assassinated? (city)
Washington D.C.
This invention by Eli Whitney made it easier to remove seeds from cotton and increased the demand for enslaved labor.
What is the cotton gin?
How tall is Mr. Hicks?
6'7"... just kidding, that's dumb, don't say that. 6'1"
This term refers to the formal withdrawal of a state from the Union.
What is secession?
How many troops died during the Civil War?
Got to be within 10,000.... 650,000 troops.
What state was the Battle of Vicksburg in?
Mississippi
This invention by Samuel Morse allowed people to send messages over long distances using electrical signals.
What is the telegraph?
In what state did the KKK originate?
Tennessee
This term refers to a government in which power is held by elected representatives and an elected leader.
What is a republic?
What battle was the bloodiest single day in American history and gave Lincoln the victory needed to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
What is the Battle of Antietam?
What state was the CSA's capital in?
Virginia
This man-made waterway, completed in 1825, connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and helped boost trade.
What is the Erie Canal?
How many miles away is Ft. Henry?
43 miles
This term refers to the forced relocation of Native American tribes from their ancestral lands, particularly to lands west of the Mississippi River.
What is the Trail of Tears?
What was the largest battle during the Civil War?
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Fort Sumter. City, and State
Charleston, South Carolina
This form of transportation, powered by steam engines, made travel and shipping much faster on rivers.
What is the steamboat?
After the Battle of Shiloh, where did the Union troops head towards?
Railroad junction in Corinth, Mississippi
This term describes the legal practice of keeping people of different races segregated, especially in schools and public facilities.
What is segregation?
This battle, fought in 1865, marked the final major battle of the Civil War and led to General Lee’s surrender.
What is the Battle of Appomattox Court House?
Shays' Rebellion took place here
Massachusetts
This invention allowed for quicker and cheaper production of goods by using interchangeable parts.
What are interchangeable parts?
Near Bowling Green, Kentucky
This term refers to a formal agreement between two or more nations to cooperate for specific purposes, like the Treaty of Paris (1783) that ended the American Revolutionary War.
What is a treaty?
Name all five border states during the Civil War.
Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, along with West Virginia