Mr. President
He was the President during the American Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed the territories to vote on this issue.
What is Slavery?
He was the best general on the Confederate side.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
Slavery in America was of people of this descent.
What is African?
This is the first battle of the American Civil War.
What is the Battle of Fort Sumpter?
Lincoln had a 300-1 record in this sport.
What is Wrestling?
This event involves a state that dealt with violence from pro-slavery and anti-slavery riots for years starting in 1854.
What is Bleeding Kansas?
His nicknames include: Unconditional Surrender, The Butcher, and Sam.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
5 things a slave was not allowed to do.
What is:
Read, Write, Practice religion freely, Gain any education, Peacefully assemble, protest, Own guns, Own land, Get married
This is a new type of ship that was being used in the Civil War.
What are ironclads?
Before getting involved in politics, this was Lincoln's main job.
What is an attorney?
(lawyer is acceptable)
This state was admitted to the Union as a free state by the Compromise of 1850?
What is California?
We have a road named after him in Phoenix.
Who is Irvin McDowell?
What is the Underground Railroad?
The Confederates under H.L. Hunley used this very new kind of vehicle for warfare.
What is a submarine?
Who is Mary Todd Lincoln?
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin?
His nickname was Stonewall.
Who is Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson?
This was a law that allowed slave catchers to enter the North to recapture runaways.
What is the Fugitive Slave Law?
This battle was one of the first and had many people watching from nearby hillsides.
What is The First Battle of Bull Run?
(Also acceptable: First Battle of Manassas)
He was Lincoln's Secretary of State.
Who is William Seward?
This senator was beaten with a cane for speaking out against slavery in an impolite way.
Who is Charles Sumner?
He is known for his cool sideburns.
Who is Ambrose Burnside?
This man tried to sue for his freedom after his master died but was denied and was told he didn't even have citizenship.
Who is Dred Scott?
This is the furthest west battle of the Civil War taking place all the way in South-Western Arizona.
What is the Battle of Stanwix Station?