People
Places
Times
Are you smarter than a 5th grader?
Random textbook questions
100
Who did the republicans choose as their candidate in 1858?
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States.
100
What did Kansas become known as around 1854?
Bleeding Kansas.
100
When was Uncle Tom's Cabin published?
1852
100
What did some people call Abe Lincoln? Hint: It's not Honest Abe
The Rail Splitter
100
What are the two words added into Lincoln's quote?
But I
200
Who made plans to attack slave owners in Virginia?
Abolitionist John Brown.
200
Where did John Brown plan to steal weapons from?
Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
200
When did John Brown Plan to attack Virginia?
In 1859.
200
Where was John C. Calhoun from?
South Carolina.
200
In 1854, what was Nevada part of?
The Utah and New Mexico Territory.
300
Who issued the Missouri Compromise?
Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky.
300
How many states were free in 1820?
Twelve.
300
When was the John Brown raid started?
On October 16.
300
When did the people of Missouri ask for it to become a slave state?
1819
300
What did many newspapers print stories about in around 1849?
The Fugitive Slave Law
400
Who was an enslaved African-American from Missouri? Hint: his case became very important.
Dred Scott.
400
What was California won from?
The Mexican War.
400
When did Dred Scott's case reach the Supreme Court?
In 1857.
400
What did Daniel Webster fight for? (slaves or not?)
Against slavery
400
How many words are added to the excerpt of Uncle Tom's Cabin?
4
500
Challenge: Who was Abraham Lincoln's wife?
Mary Todd Lincoln.
500
Challenge: Where did Abe Lincoln give the Gettysburg Adress?
In Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
500
Challenge: When did Abe Lincoln die?
1865
500
What did Abe Lincoln and Stephan Douglas agree on?
That they would stick to the ideas of what's right, but did not want a war.
500
How was Abe Lincoln elected? rephrase: Who voted for Lincoln?
He won without any southern support.
M
e
n
u