Civil War
This was the main cause of the Civil War, involving a conflict between the North and South.
What is slavery?
The Great Depression began after this major stock market crash in 1929.
What is Black Tuesday?
The Battle of Gettysburg took place in this U.S. state.
What is Pennsylvania?
She was an escaped slave who became a leader of the Underground Railroad, helping hundreds of enslaved people reach freedom.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This president led the United States during the Civil War and delivered the Gettysburg Address.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
He was the President of the United States during the Civil War and delivered the Emancipation Proclamation.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Many people lost their jobs during the Great Depression, leading to a high rate of this economic problem.
What is unemployment?
This was the general who led the Confederate Army during the Battle of Gettysburg.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
This former slave wrote an autobiography about his life and gave powerful speeches against slavery.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
He was the first president of the United States and is known as the "Father of Our Country."
Who is George Washington?
This side, also called the Union, fought against slavery and was led by President Lincoln.
What is the North?
These makeshift communities, named after the president at the time, were built by homeless people during the Great Depression.
What are Hoovervilles?
The Battle of Gettysburg is often called the turning point of the Civil War because of this reason.
What is the Union victory stopped the Confederate invasion of the North?
This abolitionist published the anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator and called for the immediate end of slavery.
Who is William Lloyd Garrison?
During his presidency, the Great Depression began after the stock market crash in 1929.
Who is Herbert Hoover?
The Civil War ended in 1865 when this Confederate general surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
This U.S. president created the New Deal, a series of programs to help Americans recover from the Great Depression.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)?
Abraham Lincoln gave this famous speech after the battle to honor fallen soldiers.
What is the Gettysburg Address?
This abolitionist and former slave became a famous speaker and worked for both abolition and women’s rights.
Who is Sojourner Truth?
He was president during World War II and created the New Deal to help the country recover from the Great Depression.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)?
This document, issued by Abraham Lincoln in 1863, declared enslaved people in the Confederate states to be free.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
One of the worst environmental disasters of the Great Depression, this event caused massive dust storms and forced many farmers to leave their land.
What is the Dust Bowl?
The Battle of Gettysburg lasted this many days in July 1863.
What is three days?
He led a violent raid at Harpers Ferry in an attempt to start a rebellion against slavery.
Who is John Brown?
This president wrote the Declaration of Independence and later completed the Louisiana Purchase, doubling the size of the U.S.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?