The forgotten president in American history, he led the South during the Civil War.
Who is Jefferson Davis.
100
These Northerners couldn't wait to make it to the South following the close of the Civil War, giving them their popular name.
What are carpetbaggers.
100
The "Great Crash" happened in this year.
What is 1929.
100
This president was assassinated in 1963 in the midst of an eventful presidency where the world held it's breath over the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Who is John F. Kennedy.
100
The general in charge of the revolutionary army. He later became the first president of the United States.
Who George Washington.
200
After defeating the Confederacy at Vicksburg in the East, he was moved west to take command of the Army of the Potomac.
Who is General Grant.
200
This program was an empty promise to emancipated slaves.
What is 40 Acres and a Mule.
200
A cause of the Great Depression that led to dangerous speculation on the stock market.
What is low credit rates.
200
The plan that was used to rebuild the democratic countries of mainly Western Europe and was also named after a famous World War 2 General.
The Marshal Plan.
200
He was the author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson.
300
The deadliest battle of the whole war.
What is Gettysburg.
300
These amendments are known as the Civil War Amendments.
What are the 13th, 14th, and 15th.
300
A drought that devastated the agricultural sector of the American economy.
What is the Dust Bowl.
300
This Russian leader claimed that the West would be "buried."
Who is Khrushchev.
300
The leader of Great Britain.
Who is King George III.
400
The tactic employed by the Northern navy against the South that hampered it's economy for the whole war.
What is a blockade.
400
This President was a blessing in disguise for the South, but he still couldn't prevent a harsh era for the South.
Who is Andrew Johnson.
400
The real result of FDR's "New Deal" legislation.
What is massive Governmental growth.
400
The Civil War policy that would greatly influence U.S. foreign affairs in the Cold War that called for the stopping of the spread of Communism throughout the world.
What is containment.
400
This famous traitor was given the command of West Point after defeating the British in the North.
Who is Benedict Arnold.
500
Was assassinated right before the close of the war.
Who is Abraham Lincoln.
500
These laws discriminated against recently freed slaves in the south.
What are the Black Codes.
500
Although he is commonly viewed as doing nothing during the beginning of the Great Depression, he passed a ton of legislation in an attempt to stop it.
Who is Herbert Hoover.
500
This famous event was an astounding feat of Western technology, wealth, and persistence.
What is the Berlin Airlift.
500
This battle brought to a close the war when the French Navy defeated the British at sea, trapping the British Army.