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Too much work, no pay
Feudin' and
fightin'
I've been workin' on the railroad
What's What?
100
the president of the USA during the Civil War?
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
100
a large farm that grows one crop, such as cotton or tobacco
What is a plantation?
100
this fort was fired on which was the beginning of the Civil War
What is Fort Sumpter?
100
another name for a place for slaves to hide on their trip North
What is a "station?"
100
the word that means "left the Union." 7 states did this when Lincoln was elected.
What is seceded?
200
the name of the person who debated Lincoln during the Presidential campaign of 1860
Who is Stephen Douglas?
200
By the 1800's slavery in the North was ________ (legal or illegal?)
What is illegal?
200
a reason for fighting that had to do with the economy in the South.
What is slavery?
200
he ran a newspaper in Alton and wrote abolitionist articles. Killed by a mob
Who is Elijah Lovejoy?
200
the document that freed the slaves in the South
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
300
the state that is the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln
What is Kentucky?
300
a crop grown on plantations used to make clothing like jeans
What is cotton?
300
the President of the Confederate States of America
Who is Jefferson Davis?
300
people who fought against slavery and helped slaves escape
What is abolitionist?
300
one cause of the War was the issue of "states rights." Explain.
What is the right for states to decide if they were slave or free
400
the name of Abraham Lincoln's oldest son
What is Robert?
400
a crop grown on plantations used to make cigarettes and cigars
What is tobacco?
400
the leader of the Union Army who later became President of the United States
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
400
this former slave made 19 trips to lead over 300 slaves to freedom
Who is Harriet Tubman?
400
the 4 year war that lasted 1861-1865
What is the Civil War?
500
the woman the Civil War soldiers called "Mother" who was a nurse and health car provider for the Union troops
Who is Mary Anne Bickerdyke?
500
a crop grown on plantations used to make blue dye for clothing
What is indigo?
500
the leader of the Confederate Army in the Civil War
Who is Robert E. Lee?
500
a system of tunnels and secret escape routes
What is Underground Railroad?
500
the court that decided that Dred Scott could not be a free man
What is the Supreme Court
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