Secession
Causes of the War
The North
The South
Key Battles & Events
Glory (1989)
Reconstruction
Candy Bar Slogans
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This senator from Mississippi was elected president of the confederacy
Who is "Jefferson Davis"
200
Chief Justice Taney upheld the rights of slave owners in this infamous supreme court case
What is "Dred Scott v. Sandford"
200
The nickname of the North's battle plan for the war
What is "Anaconda Plan"
200
Most southerners who wanted to expand slavery belonged to this political party
What is "Democratic"
200
This was the first African-American regiment to fight in the Civil War
What is "54th Massachusetts"
200
What was the name of the Colonel who led the All-African American regiment?
Who is "Robert Shaw"
200
This amendment allowed newly freed slaves (men) to vote in elections
What is "15th Amendment"
200
Taste the Rainbow!
What is "Skittles"
400
In 1860 and 1861, seven southern states seceded from the Union to protest the election of this man.
Who is "Abraham Lincoln"
400
This agreement admitted California as a free state and the Fugitive Slave Act was passed
What is "Compromise of 1850"
400
This Massachusetts Congressman was beaten with a cane when he gave a speech attacking slavery on the senate floor
Who is "Charles Sumner"
400
Name of the Confederate general who stopped the Union advance at the Battle of Manassas by having his troops stand like a "Stone Wall"
Who is "Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson"
400
This man assassinated President Lincoln in 1865
Who is "John Wilkes Booth"
400
How much money did the black soldiers receive each month for their service?
What is "$10"
400
State laws passed in the south to disenfranchise blacks and make it harder for them to vote, earn $, and advance
What is "Black Codes"
400
Gimme a break, gimme a break!
What is "Kit Kat"
600
This was the first state to seceded from the Union in 1861
What is "South Carolina"
600
This political party wanted people born in the U.S. to be treated better than immigrants and were anti-Catholic
What is "Know-Nothing Party"
600
Name given to new settlers in the Kansas-Nebraska territories who opposed slavery
Who is "Free Soilers"
600
Battle that saw General Grant cut the south in half, east and west, following a 47 day siege of the fort
What is "Battle of Vicksburg"
600
This battle signified the single bloodiest day of the American Civil War
What is "Battle of Antietam"
600
The first battle that is shown in the film is Antietam, what did Abraham Lincoln issue after it was over?
What is "Emancipation Proclamation"
600
This amendment guaranteed citizenship and equal protection under the law for all citizens
What is "14th Amendment"
600
Melts in your mouth, not in your hand!
What is "M&M's"
800
Name 2 of the 4 so-called "Border States"
What are "Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, & Missouri"
800
This man deepened the division between the north and the south when he led a raid on a federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry.
Who is "John Brown"
800
Union military commander who forced Lee to surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
Who is "Ulysses S. Grant"
800
The theory of state's rights suggested that states had the power to nullify or reject laws of the federal government. It was largely supported by this Democratic senator from South Carolina
Who is "John C. Calhoun"
800
The amendment that officially abolished slavery
What is "13th amendment"
800
Name of the fort that the regiment was tasked with attacking at the end of the film
What is "Fort Wagner"
800
What was the nickname for Northern Republicans who moved to the south to help with reconstruction after the Civil War?
What is "Carpetbaggers"
800
You're not you when you're hungry
What is "Snickers"
1000
It was after this event that President Lincoln first summoned volunteer troops to join the Union and marked the start of the Civil War
What is "Attack on Ft. Sumter"
1000
In this act, Senator Stephen Douglas called for popular sovereignty to decide the legal status of slavery in new western territories.
What is "Kansas-Nebraska Act"
1000
Northerners objected to the Compromise of 1850 because it allowed the citizens in these two territories to determine the legal status of slavery
What is "New Mexico & Utah"
1000
Proposed amendment that would have guaranteed slavery where it existed and reinstated the Missouri Compromise line. It would not pass.
What is "Crittenden Compromise"
1000
Pickett's Charge was turned back by Union forces during this battle in Pennsylvania
What is "Battle of Gettysburg"
1000
What military rank is Rawlins awarded in the film?
What is "Sergeant Major"
1000
This government agency was set up by the North to provide blacks with education, food, shelter and legal aid.
What is "Freedman's Bureau"
1000
The great American chocolate bar
What is "Hersey Bar"
