Political Figures
Who was president during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
Who is the iconic abolitionist that escaped from slavery and guided her people to freedom using the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
Which group of states had a larger population: The Union or the Confederacy
The Union - 22 million to only 9 million in the south
Where was the Confederate capital?
Richmond, Virginia
What was discovered in California in 1844 that caused westward settlement into that area?
Gold
At the end of the Civil War, which confederate general surrendered to U.S. Grant?
General Robert E. Lee
Which amendment gave Black men the right to vote?
The 15th Amendment
In which year did the Civil War start?
1861
Where did the most famous (and costly) civil war battle take place? *Hint* - Lincoln gave an address at this site
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
What was the first Western state admitted to the Union?
California
Who was president of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
Who wrote the famous anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
How many states were in the Confederacy?
11
Which fort was the site of the first firing of Confederate troops that started the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
In which states did the Transcontinental Railroad start and end?
It started in Nebraska and ended in California
Who served as Vice President under Lincoln?
Andrew Johnson
What was the Fugitive Slave Law?
It guaranteed the right for slave holders to capture and reclaim runaway slaves, even if they were in a free state.
Which was the first state to succeed from the Union?
South Carolina
What major southern city was captured by Union troops during the Civil War?
New Orleans
What was the Homestead Act?
It enabled people to stake 160 acres of free land by living on it or farming it for five years
What abolitionist and politician led the raid on Harper's Ferry?
John Brown
Who was the Black enslaved man who sued his master and fought for freedom in the U.S Supreme Court?
Dred Scott
List the four border states during the Civil War
Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri
What territory was a battleground for anti-slavery and pro-slavery forces?
The Kansas Territory
Name 3 Native American tribes that lived in Central/Western America
Answers may include: The Hopi, Zuni, Apache, Navajo, Quechan, Havasupai, Mojave, Cocopah, Maricopa, Tillamook, Haida, Coast Salish tribes, Arapaho, Assiniboine, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Comanche, Crow, Gros Ventre, Kiowa, Lakota, Lipan, Plains Apache (or Kiowa Apache), Plains Cree, Plains Ojibwe, Sarsi, Nakoda (Stoney), and Tonkawa.