American History
The country's first national cemeteries were established after this historic event.
The first Memorial Day took place after this war.
Civil War - 1868
This honest man was the president of the Union during the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln
This word refers to someone who works to abolish slavery.
Abolitionist
The Triple Alliance refers to these three countries.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
This war began when the United States tried to expand northward into British-controlled Canada.
War of 1812
Up until 1970, Memorial Day was celebrated on this day every year.
May 30th
This city in Virginia was the capitol of the Confederacy.
Richmond
This woman wrote a book called "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
Harriet Beecher Stowe
France, Great Britain, and Russia formed this alliance group.
Triple Entante
Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag on this year.
1776
The American flag is flown at half-mast during this period of the day.
Sunrise to noon.
This battle was the turning point of the Civil War
The Battle of Gettysburg
This proclamation freed the slaves in the southern states.
Emancipation Proclamation
This treaty ended the first world war, and put many harsh rules on Germany.
Treaty of Versailles
These countries helped the USA gain independence.
France and Spain
This place is often visited on Memorial Day.
Cemeteries
This Mississippi senator became the president of the Confederacy.
Jefferson Davis
This federal court case decided that even if a slave is taken to free territory, they are still property.
Dred Scott Decision
He was the US President during WWI.
Woodrow Wilson
This colony was the first to become a state.
Delaware
This is what Memorial Day was originally called.
Decoration Day
Confederate soldiers were found sporting this color.
Gray
Born a slave, he escaped when he was 20 and became one of the most important African-American leaders of the 1800s.
This British cruise liner with 128 Americans on board was sunk by German submarines.
Lusitania
This event took place when teenage boys dressed up as natives and threw tea into the Boston harbor.
Boston Tea Party
Memorial Day was changed to the last Monday of May on this year.
1971
This Confederate general was nicknamed "Stonewall"
Thomas Jackson
This conductor of the Underground Railroad helped lead many slaves to freedom.
Harriet Tubman
The USA joined the war in 1917 due to these events.
Sinking of the Lusitania, Zimmerman Telegram
It was on this year that the statue of liberty opened.
1886
This flower is often associated with Memorial Day.
Poppy
This courthouse is where the Confederate army surrendered.
Appomattox Courthouse
This peaceful religious group, founded in Pennsylvania, was one of the first to challenge slavery.
Quakers
This organization was formed to promote peace and settle disputes without going into war.
League of Nations