Abolitionists/John Brown
This term describes someone who was anti-slavery
Abolitionist
Who was Solomon Northup?
A free man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery.
What year did the Civil War start?
1861
What year did the California Gold Rush begin?
1848
What year did Texas become a state?
1845
Thomas Nast was an illustrator who was known best for drawing what type of cartoons?
Political cartoons
Booker T. Washington was born a....(free person/slave)
A slave
John Brown
Who was Solomon Northup's first master after he was sold into slavery?
William Ford
Who won the election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
Which year saw the biggest influx of people moving to California?
1949
Did Texas join the Union as a free state or a slave state?
Slave state
Thomas Nast is credited with creating what imagery that is still used by the Democratic and Republican parties today?
The Donkey (Democrats) and the elephant (Republican)
This early civil rights leader believed that African Americans should focus on Enterprise to eventually gain financial independence from white people.
Booker T. Washington
True or False? John Brown's sons were captured or killed during the raid on Harper's Ferry
True
Who was Solomon Northup sold to by William Ford?
The southern states decided to do this right after Lincoln won the election of 1860.
Secede
When California joined the Union it joined as a (free/slave state)
Free state.
This battle took place at a mission in what is current day San Antonio.
The Alamo
This type of agricultural practice saw many newly freed African Americans working on plantations they had worked on as slaves.
Sharecropping
This person is credited as being the first African American to complete a PhD
W.E.B. Dubois
This abolitionist helped Solomon Northup regain his freedom by carrying a letter to the North for him.
Sam Bass
Sam Bass helped Solomon Northup regain his freedom by doing what?
Carrying a letter to the north for him.
This battle saw the highest casualties from both the North and the South
Battle of Gettysburg
Where did the majority of newcomers to California move to during the gold rush?
San Francisco
The Texas Revolution ended with Texas declaring independence from Mexico in this year.
1836
During the practice of sharecropping, African Americans were compensated for their work with...
a share of the year's crops that they were working on
W.E.B. Dubois attended this University where he obtained his PhD
Harvard
John Brown was captured while leading a raid on the armory located at this location.
Harper's Ferry
What was the name of the overseers assistant that was in constant conflict with Solomon Northup during his time at Ford's plantation? (Last name only is ok)
Tibeats
This act of violence conducted by the Confederate army kicked off the fighting of the Civil War
This name is shared by people who moved to California during the gold rush as well as a current NFL team.
The 49ers
This act by Mexico was a large cause of the Texas Revolution as many Texans did not agree with it at the time.
Mexico outlawed slavery
Thomas Nast was credited with creating the image for these imaginary people and those images are still used today.
Santa Claus and Uncle Sam
This organization, cofounded by W.E.B. Dubois, still operates today and specializes in representing marginalized people.
NAACP