The War Takes Shape
Abolitionism
Slavery
Things You Should Know
100

This is the name of the US President who led the Union during the Civil War

Who is Abraham Lincoln.

100

This is the name given to the secret trail that helped escaped enslaved people flee north to Canada

What is the Underground Railroad 

100

This is the name given to the two different parts of the United States who had opposing views on slavery.

What is the North and the South

100

This is how many presidents there have been

What is 47

200

This was the name of the declaration made by the Union President that stated all enslaved people in states that seceded would become free. 

What is the Emancipation Proclamation.

200

This is the name of the famous Abolitionist who tried unsuccessfully to start an anti-slave rebellion at Harper's Ferry. 

Who is John Brown

200

This was the valuable cash crop that enslaved people were forced to pick in the South.

What is cotton

200

Christopher Columbus sailed to North America in this year.

What is 1492

300

This was one of the most common medical procedures to take place on wounded soldiers during the war, and involves a tourniquet and a bone saw. 

What is an amputation

300

This is the name of the religious group who was morally opposed to slavery in the Northeast

Who/What are the Quakers

300

This was the name given to the trade of West African slaves to the Americas for manufactured goods from Europe

What is the Transatlantic Slave Trade/Triangle Slave Trade

300

This is the name given to the first 10 Amendments in the constitution

What is the Bill of Rights 

400

This was the country that the South tried to make an alliance with to help try and defeat the North

What is England

400

This was the name given to the "Mini" Civil War that took place in the western territory of the same name where Abolitionists and Pro-slavery militias fought for the future of the state

What is "Bleeding Kansas" 

400

This is the name of the practice of forcing someone to work but only for a short period of time, usually to pay off a debt.

What is Indentured Servant/Indentured Servitude. 

400

This was the name of America's first successful moon landing, taking place in 1969

What is Apollo/Apollo 11

500

This word means to force someone to join the military, and was used by both the north and the south during the Civil War

What is The Draft/Conscription

500

This was the name of the man Abraham Lincoln debated against while running for senator of Illinois where Lincoln's views on slavery started to take shape.

Who is Douglas/Stephen Douglas

500

This was the first state to ban slavery in the United States

What is Vermont

500

This is the name of the first mass produced car in history. First manufactured 1908, this car would account for nearly 90% of all cars on earth at one point. 

What is the Ford Model T

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