Guided Reading
Important Characters
Terms
Miscellaneous
Think Twice
100
The battle that started the Civil War.
What is Fort Sumter?
100
This person was elected president in 1860.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
100
This term refers to states leaving the Union to join the Confederacy.
What is secede?
100
Many Arkansas fought for this side during the war.
What is the Confederacy?
100
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How many votes did Abraham Lincoln receive in AR?
200
80%
What percent of families never owned slaves?
200
This person was the governor of Arkansas during the Civil War.
Who is Henry Rector?
200
This is a group of regular citizens trained as soldiers.
What is a militia?
200
This group of Democrats held power early in Arkansas politics.
Who is the "Family"?
200
Abraham Lincoln
Who won the presidential elcection of 1860?
300
Was a man who helped elect a governeor who was not part of "The Family"
Who is Thomas Hindman?
300
This man was the Confederate general during the Civil War.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
300
This is temporary rule by the military.
What is martial law?
300
Most people in the South made their living doing this.
What is agriculture?
300
South Carolina
What was the first state to secede from the Union?
400
required all men between the ages 0f 18-35 to spend three years in the military
What is the Conscription Act?
400
This was the commander of Union army.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
400
Another name for a small battle.
What is a skirmish?
400
This woman pretended to be a man and fought with the "Arkansas Greys".
Who is Loreta Velazquez?
400
Confederate States of America
What was the name of the new nation formed by the southern states?
500
Called for the release of all slaves held in Rebel-controlled territories
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
500
This was the only person to not vote for secession during the secession convention on May 6, 1861.
Who is Issac Murphy?
500
Runaway slaves used to assist the Rebel cause.
What are contrabands?
500
5500
How many black men from AR joined the Union Army?
500
Jefferson Davis
Who was the president of the new southern nation?
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