Build Up To the Civil War
Incident in Kansas whereby hundreds of pro-slavery and anti-slavery advocates began to violently clash with one another.
Bleeding Kansas
The first shots of the civil war were fired here:
The first general chosen as the leader of the Northern Army:
Irvin McDowell
The Oilers
WWI and WWII
The Fugitive Slave Law
Name at least 3 new technologies that were used during this war comparatively to the American Revolution:
Trains, Telegraph, Rifles, Repeating Carbines, Morphine, Grenades, Mines, Trench Warfare, Ironclad Warships, Submarines, etc
The general chosen as the overall leader of the Southern army:
Robert E. Lee
What team in the NBA holds the longest winning streak:
The Lakers (Won 33 games in a row)
50 of these elite guards of the Vatican were able to hold off an invading force of 20000 disgruntled mercenaries in 1527 from capturing the Pope as they sacked Rome:
Swiss Guard
The final event that caused South Carolina to immediately withdraw from the Union of the United States and effectively prompted the Southern secession
The Election of 1860 (Lincoln)
During this battle, the South wins a victory over the North in Virginia but they lose Stonewall Jackson
Chancellorsville
This famous Southern general held the order and inspired his soldiers to keep fighting at the Battle of Bull Run
Stonewall Jackson
Who was the first player in NBA history to be elected league MVP by a unanimous vote?
Stephen Curry
In 1870, Prussia (Germany) will invade France over the land known as the Alsace-Lorraine and win a decisive victory over them. This conflict will set the stage for WWI. What is the name of this war?
The Franco-Prussian War
California is admitted as a free state, Texas as a slave state, allows for popular sovereignty in New Mexico/Utah territory. These are the clauses of:
The Compromise of 1850
The last confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River. It was taken by Grant after a failed attempt at blowing a hole under the fort to try and sneak his men in. After this failed for obvious reasons, he simply surrounded the Fort and starved them out.
Vicksburg
This absolute madman took command of the Western Union Army in 1864 and used the Union army to burn down all of the farms, villages, and railroads in the South from Mississippi to Georgia.
William T. Sherman
What NFL team was originally named the New York Titans?
The New York Jets
At the battle of the Milvian Bridge, this Roman Emperor attests to having a great vision of a cross sent by God to him. As a result, he converts to Christianity and is responsible in large part for the Christianization of Europe
Emperor Constantine
This essay, written by George Fitzhugh, was a pro-slavery work discussing the benefits of slavery for everyone in America. It was praised by many in the South but reviled in the North.
Cannibals All!
Name of the Southern ironclad that fought against the Monitor
The Merrimack
This Southern general took his men on a desperate charge up the hill at Gettysburg in a futile attempt to force the Union army off the hill:
General Pickett
What NFL team won 3 Super Bowls in the 1990s
The Dallas Cowboys
On the 1 dollar bill the Latin phrase 'E Pluribus Unum' appears. What is the translation of this?