PEOPLE
Who wrote the Gettysburg Address?
Abraham Lincoln
What battle has a famous speech named after it?
Gettysburg
Which enslaved Black man and his wife, unsuccessfully sued for their freedom in St. Louis Circuit Court?
Dred Scott
We are springin to the call
Of our brothers gone before.....
Battle Cry of Freedom
What book has the characters Eliza, Evangeline St. Claire and Tom?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
What court case in 1857 had the United States Supreme Court deciding that slavery in United States territories, denied the legality of black citizenship in America, and declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional, which in turn stunned the nation?
Dred Scott Case
What was the final Civil War battle between the forces of Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee?
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Which Constitution ammendments were ratified during the Civil War?
13th (abolition of slavery), 14th (due process and other clauses) and 15th amendments (suffrage for African Americans)
When a horse-man passes, the soldiers have a rule
To cry out their loudest, "Mister here's your mule!"
Goober Peas
What speech starts with "Four score and seven years ago...."
Gettysburg address
Which General surrendered at Appomattox?
General Robert E. Lee
What was the first major battle of the Civil War and also a Confederate victory?
First Battle of Manassas or Battle of Bull Run
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
If you cannot sing like angels,
If you can't preach like Paul....
DAILY DOUBLE: What event declared that as of January 1, 1863, all enslaved people in the states currently engaged in rebellion against the Union “shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.”
Emancipation Proclamation
DAILY DOUBLE: Name a "Southern" candidate in the Election of 1860?
John Breckinridge and Stephen Douglas
What was the single bloodiest day of the Civil War?
Battle of Antietam
What year did the Civil War start?
1861
In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea,
With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me;
Battle Hymn of the Republic
What is the highest military ranking in the Civil War?
Lieutenant-General
What did John Wilkes Booth yell out after assassinating Abraham Lincoln?
What is: Sic Semper Tyrannis!
Which compaign's objective was to frighten Georgia's civilians population into abandoning the Confederate cause? They destroyed anything and everything important to the war effort, including destroying cotton gins, stealing food and livestock and burned the houses and barns of people who tried to fight back.
Sherman's March
What did John Wilkes Booth yell after he assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
Sic Semper Tyrannis!
It was as if an earthquake rent, The hearth-stones of a continent, And made forlorn, The households born, Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
What date marked the end of the Civil War?
April 9, 1865