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Reconstruction
100
What invention was created that increased the production of cotton dramatically? What did this impact?
Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin, invented in 1807, increased cotton production and the demand for slaves.
100
Who shot Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
100
What event did many Civil War generals from both sides participate in as friends and soldiers in arms before the American Civil War?
The Mexican American War.
100
Which Battle is considered the bloodiest single battle in American History? Why was it a turning point?
The Battle of Antietam.
100
What did the 13th amendment do?
It abolished slavery in 1865.
200
What book became a rallying cry for the abolition movement?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
200
Who was the Union General in charge of Union forces during the battle of Gettysburg?
General George Meade
200
Admitted California as a free state and enacted a Fugitive Slave Act as part of a deal.
The Compromise of 1850
200
This battle was the first large-scale engagement between Union and Confederate forces, occurring on July 21, 1861, just a few miles from Washington D.C. After this Confederate victory it was clear that the Civil War would be long and costly!
The Battle of Bull Run! (AKA First Manassas by the South)
200
What did the 14th amendment do?
Created birthright citizenship.
300
What event took place in Harpers Ferry WV in 1859 that fomented tensions between the North and South greatly over the issue of slavery? What specifically did the North and South say and do in response?
The John Brown Raid
300
Who was the initial person selected to lead Lincoln's army of the Potomac? He was considered young and inexperienced and was later replaced by General Ulysses S Grant.
George B McClellan.
300
What was the biblical name given to former slaves who left the South in mass at the end of the Civil War primarily to go west?
Exodusters
300
This battle was a turning point in the American Civil War, fought from July 1–3, 1863. It was the war's bloodiest battle and is considered the "High Water Mark of the Rebellion".
51,000 casualties
The Battle of Gettysburg.
Bonus: Who was the Colonel who won the Medal of Honor for defending the Union flank at Little Round Top??
300
What did the 15th amendment do?
It guaranteed voting rights to African American men.
400
A landmark 1857 Supreme Court case that ruled that Black people were not citizens of the United States. The decision also declared that Congress could not prohibit slavery in US territories
Dred Scott Vs Sanford 1857
400
Who was the commanding officer of the infamous infantry charge that took place at Gettysburg? A full frontal attack of 16,000 men.
George Pickett. Pickett's Charge
400
How many Americans died as result of the Civil War?
600,000-700,000 soldiers/civilians.
400
What military campaign resulted in forcing General Lee's forces out of Pennsylvania and into Virginia?
The Overland Campaign of 1864.
400
Which political wing was responsible for forcing the policies of reconstruction? What methods did they use?
The Radical Republicans. They passed amendments, created military districts in the south, and created the Freedman's Bureau.
500
A law passed in 1820 that temporarily resolved a national debate over slavery in new states. The compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, while also prohibiting slavery in most of the Louisiana Territory.
The Missouri Compromise
500
Which Union General was responsible for burning his way through the second Confederate capital of Atlanta? What was this called?
General William Tecumseh Sherman. Sherman's march to the sea!
500
How did the Emancipation Proclamation impact slaves in the border states that had sided with the Union?
Slaves in the border states were not freed until later because the emancipation only impacted states in rebellion.
500
During which military campaign did General Ulysses S Grant succeed at disrupting Confederate supply lines and divide the rebellion in half?
The Vicksburg Campaign.
500
In the aftermath of the American Civil War and the end of the military occupation of the south after 1877, what were barriers to African Americans voting?
Black codes, Literacy tests, Poll taxes, and Sharecropping was very similar to slave labor. The KKK also used fear and intimidation to antagonize the community. (Poverty)