Lead up to Civil War
What is the type of house that is known for it's cheap and easy assembly? They were named this because people thought they would blow away
Balloon Fame Houses
What kind of house did Abe Lincoln grow up in?
A Log Cabin
What career did Lincoln have before becoming a politician?
Lawyer
Who was the slave that famously sued for his freedom?
Dred Scott
What was the name of the teacher turned nurse turned founder of the Red Cross?
Clara Barton
What was developed to make Missouri and Maine into slave and free states?
Missouri Compromise
What state was Abe Lincoln Born in?
Kentucky
What year was Lincoln elected President?
1860
What year was Abe Lincoln born?
1809 (February 12, 1809)
Robert E. Lee famously led the ___________ army?
Confederate
What is an area governed by a country but not yet officially a state called?
Territory
What was the name of both Abe's sister and step mother? (They had the same name)
Sarah
What was the name of Abe Lincoln's wife?
Mary Todd Lincoln
What invention helped spread the word about what was happening in the Civil War?
Photography
Name the head general of the Confederate army
Ulysses S. Grant
Who ran against Abe Lincoln in the 1860 presidential race?
Stephen Douglas
How did Abe's sister die?
During child birth
What political party was Lincoln associated with?
Republicans
Clara Barton was born on what day? (Worth a lot of points so I need date and year)
Christmas day! (12-25-1821)
What was Thomas Jackson's nickname that he earned for his courage
Stonewall
In what year did the Kansas- Nebraska act occur? (I will take your answer if you are within 5 years.)
1854
What was another word for one-room school houses, that Abe would have called his school?
Blab school
Abe Lincoln famously said "A house _________ against itself cannot _________."
"A house divided against itself cannot stand"
Before the Republican party, the main parties were Democratic and ___________.
Whig
Robert E. Lee was known as a ________- because he seemed to contradict himself. (He didn't like slavery or secession)
Paradox