Vocabulary
Abolitionists
The North
The South
rAnDoM tRiVia
Maps!
100
Someone who dies for their beliefs
martyr
100
This abolitionist was the most famous African American of the 19th century (1800s); he was the first African American to work as a free person in the White House
Frederick Douglass
100
The Underground Railroad terminated in this country that is North of the United States
Canada
100
The South had a population of 9 million, but 3.5 million of the people who lived there were this.
Enslaved / Slaves
100
What do vampire bats eat?
Animal blood
100
What is this map showing us?
The Underground Railroad
200
Another word to describe freedom / being freed from slavery
Emancipation or Abolition
200
This female abolitionist was the most successful conductor on the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
200
The Northern part of the United States controlled 90% of all of these in the country, which helped lead to its victory in the Civil War
Manufacturing / Factories
200
The South was home to the best of these type of people, one of their early advantages in the Civil War
Military leaders -- West Point (the best military school in the country) is in Virginia, the same place as the Southern capital of Richmond
200
What is the fastest land animal?
the cheetah!
200
Examine the map below. Is blue the Union or the Confederacy?
The Union (the United States)
300
Destroying property, burning buildings, etc.; mobs of people acting chaotically, usually in response to a negative event
Riot
300
This abolitionist tried to end slavery by starting a revolution; he failed. Some call him a hero, some call him crazy.
John Brown
300
Philadelphia, the most consistently anti-slavery city in the country, is located in this Northern state.
Pennsylvania
300
Nat Turner, who famously rebelled against slavery in 1831, was from this Southern state.
Virginia
300
Which continent is the largest: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, or Antarctica?
Asia!
300
Examine the map below. Is red the Union or the Confederacy?
the Confederate States of America / the Confederacy / The South
400
An official act of forgiveness by the government; to be forgiven of a crime
Pardon
400
This was the religious group common in Pennsylvania that was strictly anti-slavery
Hint: Oatmeal
the Quakers
400
True or False: One of the major advantages the North had over the South was having more railroads than the South.
True
400
True or False: Every slaveholding state was part of the Confederacy (South) during the Civil War.
False -- Missouri, Kentucky, and Delaware were all slave states that remained with the North.
400
What animal is the best long-distance runner?
Humans! Our ability to sweat and our upright posture allows us to run for longer than every other land animal. Early humans may have hunted by tracking animals until they became too tired, but human beings could keep going.
400
What country is this?
Brazil
500
To betray your country
Treason
500
This white, female abolitionist wrote the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
Harriet Beecher Stowe
500
Why were Northern cities like Buffalo (New York), Cleveland (Ohio), Chicago (Illinois), and Toledo (Ohio) important stops on the Underground Railroad?
They were the closest major cities to Canada
500
Where did escaped slaves in the furthest South parts of the country like Texas and Florida escape to instead of Canada?
Texas: Mexico
Florida: The Caribbean (mainly Haiti, Jamaica)
500
At what temperature does water boil?
212°F or 100°C
500
What country is this?
Hint: Next to the United Kingdom
Ireland