The 16th President of the United States and President of the Union
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
100
the name of the document that Lincoln signed in 1863 to end slavery
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
100
a tax on imported goods from other countries
What is a tariff?
100
The General of the Confederate Army who surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse
Who is Robert E. Lee?
100
the time period after the war when the south was trying to rebuild
What is Reconstruction?
200
The President of the Confederate States of America
Who is Jefferson Davis?
200
the beginning of Lincoln's famous speech began "Four score and seven years ago"
What is the Gettysburg Address?
200
a person who wanted to end slavery
What is abolitionist?
200
The leader of the Union Army who later on became the 18th President of the United States
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
200
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated only 5 days after the war. Who was he assassinated by?
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
300
This person lead many escaped slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad. Her nickname is Moses.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
300
the 2 technologies that increased the production and distribution of cotton
What is the cotton gin and railroad?
300
A secret escape route for slaves to escape to freedom
What is the Underground Railroad?
300
The first battle that started the Civil War
What is Fort Sumter?
300
The Vice President became Lincoln's successor after he was shot. Who became the 17th President of the United States?
Who is Andrew Johnson?
400
This person mailed himself to freedom by using a box.
Who is Henry "Box" Brown?
400
Northern abolitionists thought slavery was wrong. What was another reason they didn't use slaves in the north?
What is immigrants did the work in the factories in the north for very little pay?
400
a large farm where slaves tended the crops
What is a plantation?
400
The battle where over 20,000 soldiers died on each side of the war. Abraham Lincoln gave a famous speech to honor the soldiers in this battle.
What is Battle of Gettysburg, PA?
400
not much changed for many African Americans after the Civil War because these laws were made to keep Africans from having the same rights as white people
What is Black Code Laws?
500
This woman helped nurse wounded soldiers during the Civil War. She founded the American Red Cross.
Who is Clara Barton?
500
Southern plantation owners used _____ labor in the south;northern factories used ____________ labor.
What is slave labor in the south and free labor in the north?
500
an invention by Eli Whitney that increased the use of slaves
What is the cotton gin?
500
the Surrender of the Confederate Army was on April 8, 1865 at this place
What is Appomattox Courthouse?
500
the white group of southerners that formed and acted in violence many times against African Americans after the Black Code Laws were repealed