The sixteenth president of the US that was part of the North during the Civil War.
Who is "Abraham Lincoln"
100
The Irish rioted against the drafts because after 10 years of waiting to become a citizen they were drafted into a war
What is "The New York Draft Riots"
100
The battle in Pennsylvania on July 1st-3rd in 1863. Also known as the turning point of the Civil War.
What is "The Battle of Gettysburg"
100
a change to the Constitution (1865) that abolished slavery in US (made it illegal)
What is "The 13th Amendment"
100
To leave behind or give up.
What is "abandon"
200
The hero of the war with Mexico
Who is General Winfield Scott
200
bloodiest day in US history, Maryland, led to the Emancipation Proclamation
What is "Battle Of Antietam"
200
First major land battle of the Civil War in Virginia on July 1st, 1861.
What is "The Bull Run"
200
a change to the Constitution (1868) granting citizenship to anyone born in the United States and guaranteeing all citizens equal protection of the law
What is "The 14th Amendment"
200
A soldier who is killed, wounded, captured, or missing in the battle.
What is "casualty"
300
American politician who was a Democratic U.S. Representative and Senator from Mississippi. Also President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.
Who is "Jefferson Davis"
300
Sherman and some 60000 troops set out to march across Georgia; burnt city and destroyed everything.
What is Sherman's march to the sea
300
Start of the Civil War in South Carolina on April 12-14, 1861.
What is "Fort Sumter"
300
a change to the Constitution (1870) declaring that states cannot deny anyone the right to vote because of race or color
What is "The 15th Amendment"
300
A stream or smaller river that feeds into a larger river.
What is "tributary"
400
An African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman during the late 1800's.
Who is "Fredrick Douglass"
400
February 1862, Grant captures two forts on the Mississippi, forces Confederates out of Kentucky and out of much of Tennessee
What is Fort Henry and Fort Donelson
400
April 6-7, 1862. This battle, also called "The Hornet's Nest", was one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. It took place near Shiloh in Tennessee
What is "The Battle of Shiloh"
400
Act passed in 1854 that created Kansas and Nebraska territories and abolished the Missouri Compromise
What is "The Kansas-Nebraska Act"
400
Decree issued by President Lincoln freeing enslaved people in those parts of the Confederacy still in rebellion on January 1, 1863.
What is "emancipation proclamation"
500
An American soldier, railroad executive, inventor, industrialist, and politician from Rhode Island, serving as governor and a United States Senator around the 1800's.
Who is "General Ambrose Burnside"
500
March 1862, first ironclad battle ends in a draw as the Southern Merrimack withdraws. Union blockade of the South is maintained
What is Monitor vs. Merrimack
500
April, 1862: This battle in Memphis, Tennessee gave the Union control of the upper Mississippi.
What is "The Battle of Memphis"
500
an announcement to honor the soldiers made on November 19, 1863 by President Lincoln.
What is "The Gettysburg Address"
500
A warship equipped with iron plating for protection.