He became the 16th President when he won the election of 1860.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
100
General Beauregard ordered his troops to fire here.. AND THE WAR BEGAN!!
What is Fort Sumter, S.C.?
100
General Butler issued this order, proclaiming women of New Orleans would be jailed for any further ill-treatment towards Union soldiers..
What is Order No. 28?
100
Issued by President Lincoln, this claimed to free all slaves in Confederate Territory.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
100
The signing of surrender between General Lee and General Grant occurred at this-now famous location.
What is Appamatox Courthouse?
200
Abraham Lincoln's home state..
What is Illinois?
200
These men who fought in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, were also slave owners, but were refused when they offered their services to the Confederate Army.
Who are the Free Men of Color?
200
This particular battle was important to Louisiana as it was the LAST Confederate Victory in the Civil War, not to mention it saved Shreveport from being captured by the Union.
What is the Battle of Mansfield?
200
This state provided more African American soldiers during the Civil War, than any other Confederate state.
What is Louisiana?
200
Deserts of both sides and no better than an outlaw, these men often robbed and plundered civilians across the South after the war...especially in North Louisiana.
What are Jayhawkers?
300
Southerners realized they could not win the election due to this overwhelming advantage.
What is a larger voting population?
300
This group of soldiers from Louisiana made Stonewall Jackson proud at the First Battle of Bull Run.
Who are the Louisiana Tigers?
300
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!!!!!
What is Form a blocade around the Confederacy, Capture the Mississippi River, and Divide the Confederacy into two parts?
300
The first two battles fought during the Civil War to use African Americans..
What is Milliken's Bend and Port Hudson?
300
The only two Generals from Louisiana to be commissioned by President Jefferson Davis to lead an army during the Civil War.
Who is P.G.T. Beauregard and Braxton Bragg?
400
During Lincoln's campaign, Lincoln realized he could not end the issue of slavery, but he could do this....
What is end the expansion of slavery?
400
With several hundred cannons and soldiers, these two forts were incharge of protecting New Orleans from Union forces.
What is Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip?
400
Surrounding and refusing to give up, the Confederates ate mules and rats in order to survive this battle, the Longest in American History - 48 days.
What is the Battle of Port Hudson?
400
Recruited by General Butler, these African Americans were the first soldiers were the first to be utilized in combat by the Union Army
Who were the Louisiana Native Gaurds?
400
DOUBLE JEOPARDY QUESTION!!!!!!!!
What is South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennesse, Texas, Virginia, and North Carolina?
500
The total number of popular votes cast by the Southern states towards Lincoln in the election.
What is Zero (0)?
500
He was infavor of Louisiana seceding from the Union and as governor, he called a special state legislative meeting to vote on the matter.
Who is Thomas Moore?
500
Capture Shreveport, Invade Texas, and confiscate as mush Louisiana cotton as possible..
What are the Objectives of the Red River Campaign?
500
Considered to be an unfair advantage by the South, Union forces declared slaves as this.... and tried to confiscate as many slaves as possible.
What is contraband?
500
As a result of losing so many men in battles, The Confederacy issued this Act requiring all men between the ages of 17-35 to become eligible for military service.