Life in the South
What was the name of the war that happened from 1861-1865
Civil War
Who was known as one of the conductors of the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
How many branches of government does the United States have?
3
What would happen to slaves who tried to run away?
Beaten, whipped, made to wear a collar, or killed
What is the name of the Hurricane currently hitting the East Coast?
Dorian
What was the staple crop of the South?
Cotton
Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
Senate and the House
Were slaves allowed to marry without their owners consent?
No
What is our school mascot?
Dragons
Which state was the center of the Confederacy?
Virginia
Which woman was an escaped slave who spoke at an equal rights' convention in Ohio?
Sojourner Truth
How many votes does each state get in the Senate?
2
How many hours were enslaved people expected to work?
16-18 hours a day
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
Who led a rebellion in 1831 against white slave owners?
Nat Turner
Which document was signed on July 4th, 1776?
Declaration of Independence
What were the two categories of slaves?
House and field
What is the capital of Virginia?
Richmond
What were the names of the North and South during the civil war?
Union and Confederacy
Who escaped slavery and fled to the North and became a famous abolitionist and writer?
Frederick Douglass
Which branch of government makes the laws?
Legislative
What were the large farms that slaves lived on called?
Plantations
What year was the NFL officially formed?
1920