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President of the United States during the Civil War, decreed the Emancipation Proclamation freeing slaves in the Confederacy, suspended habeas corpus to protect the war effort, pushed for the passage of the 13th amendment banning slavery, assassinated days after the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House
Abraham Lincoln
Battle fought in Central Pennsylvania, marking the furthest north the Confederate army attacked the Union, a major Union victory and turning point in the war.
Gettysburg
In the Compromise of 1850, what process was put into place that allowed territories to decide for themselves whether or not they should be admitted as a free or slave state?
Popular Sovereignty
The Republican Party was formed in 1854 attracting antislavery Democrats, Whigs, Free-Soilers and No-Nothings… What was central to their platform?
opposition of slavery
What are the school colors?
A former slave, also known as ‘Black Moses’, who was instrumental in the effort along the Underground Railroad helping to transport enslaved persons in the South to free parts of the country.
Harriet Tubman
Northern abolitionists and free African Americans risked their lives and safety to help enslaved people escape to freedom through this loosely organized network
Underground Railroad
Following the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, several southern states led by South Carolina decided to do this:
secede from the Union
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin helped to…
Showcase the horrors and emotional impact of slavery to unknowing northerners
What are the 4 mascots?
Indian, Indian Princess, Spirit, Super Maroon
Confederate General that served as the head of the Army of Northern Virginia. Graduated West Point at the top of his class and previously served in the Army of the United States. Known for his strong ability as a military leader and helped the Confederacy pick up many victories, especially early in the war.
Robert E Lee
Confederate army broke the siege at Petersburg and tried to escape the Union army until they were trapped and surrendered at what town?
Appomattox Court House
military decree issued by Abraham Lincoln, enacted to free all enslaved people in states still in rebellion against the Union after January 1, 1863
Emancipation Proclamation
Union General that was victorious in the siege at Vicksburg and took control of all the armies, eventually receiving the surrender from Robert E Lee at Appomattox Courthouse.
Ulysses S. Grant
What sport won a sectional title in the fall of 2025?
Volleyball
Photographer notorious for his photographs of important people, places, and battlefields in the Civil War. Employed 20 teams of photographers but took credit for all work they completed. His Exhibition “The Dead at Antietam” provided graphic evidence of the terrible realities of war.
Mathew Brady
Capital of the Confederacy, after the siege at Petersburg the city was destroyed. Located in Virginia about 100 miles from Washington DC
Richmond
What did Chief Justice Roger Taney rule in the Dred Scott decision?
enslaved people and their descendants were property, not citizens, and therefore were not entitled to sue in court
General in Robert E Lee's army that led his unit to a charge on the 3rd day of Gettysburg. The result of the charge was slaughter and most of the men in the unit were killed in minutes by the Union Soldiers defending Cemetery Rdige
Pickett's Charge
Old Indian Tom gave his name to...
the high school upon the hill
In 1852, published Uncle Tom’s Cabin, a powerful condemnation of slavery. Selling 300,000 copies in its first year spreading compassion for enslaved people in the North and condemnation in the South.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Mass Senator Charles Sumner delivered a blistering speech on the Senate floor, which came to be known as “The Crime Against Kansas”, what happened as a result of his speech
He was beaten with a cane by Preston Brooks
The President viewed any effort to undermine the war effort as a grave threat to the nation and suspended the constitutional right of _____________, which protects a person from being held in jail without being charged with a specific crime
habeas corpus
General in the Union army notorious for his brutal "March to the Sea" after taking Atlanta from the Confederacy
William Tecumseh Sherman
Who are the football stadium and Victory Bell named after
Nathaniel Detwiler