Abraham Lincoln
Vocabulary
American Revolution
Events
Civil War Terms
100
Kentucky
What is the state he was born in?
100
Jamestown
What is the site of the permanent English settlement?
100
A artillary
What is a cannon and large gun?
100
The Boston Tea Party
What was the event when a group of men dumped 45 tons of tea overboard?
100
Abolition
What is the act of abolishing or the state of being abolished?
200
Indiana
What state did he and his family live in for a short time when he was 7?
200
Patriot
Who was an american who wanted independence for the colonies?
200
A privateer
What is a privately owned ship approved by government during wartime?
200
Culpeper's Rebellion
What is the rebellion led by George Durant and John Culpeper against the Navigation Acts?
200
Emancipation Proclamation
What is an order issued during the Civil War by President Lincoln ending slavery in the confederate states??
300
Honest Abe
What is the nickname he earned because he would make sure to treat people truthfully?
300
A tory
What is a loyalist, a person loyal to the British rule?
300
Thomas Jefferson
Who helped draft and sign the Declaration of Independence?
300
Culumbian Exchange
What was the interchange of plants, animals, and diseases?
300
Nullification
What is a legal theory that a U.S. State has the right to nullify, or invalidate, any federal law?
400
Mary Todd
What is the name of the woman he married in 1842 and had 4 children with?
400
"Tar Heel"
What is the nickname applied to the state of North Carolina?
400
Son Of Liberty
What is a secret society to oppose British colonies?
400
Edenton Tea Party
What was the event when 51 women in Edenton gathered to sign a petition against buying English/British tea?
400
Blockade
What is a war measure that isolates some area of importance to they enemy?
500
Cooper Union Address
What is the name of the speech some people thought was his best in 1860?
500
Parliament
What is a legislative assembly in certain countries?
500
The Guerrillas
Who are the small bands of hit and run fighters used to weaken the enemy?
500
Battle of Guilford Courthouse
What is the event when Patriot leader Nathaniel Greene took out enough of Charles Cornwalli's men to push the British toward surrender?
500
Secession
What is the act of withdrawing from an organization, union, or especially a political entity?
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