blood & guts
The start of the Civil War was signaled by the Confederate attack on ____________.
Fort Sumter
During the Civil War, many women joined this career path to do their part for the war effort. Today, it is still a popular career for women especially.
Nursing
This Southern state was the first to secede from the Union, only a month after Lincoln's election
South Carolina
These Amendments to the Constitution are considered the Reconstruction Amendments
13th, 14th, and 15th
Which global company allows workers to bring their dogs with them to work?
Amazon
General Lee surrendered to General Grant at this Virginia location
Appomattox (Courthouse)
This former slave urged President Lincoln to enlist African Americans in the Union army and navy
Frederick Douglass
General Robert E. Lee really only cared about the future of his home state, _______________.
Virginia
These were typically used in the South to prevent African Americans from voting
Literacy tests
What is it called when a bowler throws three strikes in a row?
A turkey
This Civil War battle was the turning point of the war and General Lee's last major offensive battle.
Battle of Gettysburg
This Mississippi slaveholder and cotton farmer became the President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee served as the president of this college after the Civil War
Washington College (or Washington and Lee University)
This agreement ended military occupation in the South and confirmed Rutherford B. Hayes' presidency
Compromise of 1877
Who holds the record for winning the most Oscars?
Walt Disney (22!)
This famous three-ish minute speech was given by Lincoln after a battle in Pennsylvania, and redefined ideas of freedom and equality in the United States
Gettysburg Address
This actor and Confederate sympathizer assassinated President Lincoln in Ford's Theater only five days after the official end of the Civil War
John Wilkes Booth
Lincoln's successor, 17th President Andrew Johnson, was from this state
Tennessee
This invention was patented right after the Civil War to help veterans go back to living their daily lives
prosthetic limbs
What college did Dr. McLaurin attend to earn his PhD?
Virginia State University
The Emancipation Proclamation went into effect Jan 1, 1863 - right after this bloody battle
Battle of Antietam
This was the name of the most destructive campaign during the Civil War - targeting civilian homes and freeing enslaved people in Georgia
Sherman's March to the Sea
Indiana and Wisconsin
What officially outlawed slavery in the United States?
The 13th Amendment
Which four presidents are on Mount Rushmore?
Lincoln, Washington, Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt