He was President of the United States during the Civil Way.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
100
A person who is opposed to slavery, usually morally.
What is an Abolitionist?
100
The primary cause of the Civil War, it was something the North and South ultimately could never agree on, because to one it was a moral issue, to the other - a way of life.
What is Slavery?
100
Lincoln was known for wearing one of these, in which he kept notes.
What is a Stove-Pipe Hat?
100
Tomorrow is this 8th Graders birthday.
Who is Hannah Olsen?
200
This slave sued for his freedom, but ultimately lost before the Supreme Court.
Who was Dred Scott?
200
This separated the "North" from the "South" though there were still several slave states located north of it.
What is the Mason-Dixon Line?
200
This Compromise said that "or every Slave State, there would be admitted a Free State" and vice-versa.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
200
These 272 words have become iconic for Lincoln, especially, "of the people, by the people, and for the people."
What is the Gettysburg Address?
200
During Spring Break this movie will be released (on April 4th) and it will be EPIC.
What is Captain America: Winter Soldier?
300
This woman said about John Brown, "Done more in dyin than a hundred men does in livin'"
Who was Harriet Tubman?
300
A person who favors limited government.
What is a Conservative?
300
Because of Lincoln's election, this state (followed shortly by 6 others) seceded.
What is South Carolina?
300
He had over 9 debates with Lincoln (and even dated Lincoln's wife in his youth."
Who was Stephen Douglass?
300
This opens May 15, and runs until May 19, and is the exciting musical story of an island nicknamed the "Jewel of the Antilles."
What is Once on This Island?
400
He famously said, "War is Hell."
Who is William Tecumseh Sherman?
400
The Emancipation Proclamation only freed slaves that were located in the areas that were doing this.
What is open rebellion?
400
Her book, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," helped show the true evils of slavery, even though she was a Northern White Woman.
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe?
400
On April 14, 1865, this man shouted "sic semper tyrannis" before jumping onto a stage, and becoming the most-wanted fugitive in American History for a short time.
Who was John Wilkes Booth?
400
Mr. Curtis is currently playing Sancho Panza in this show, at the Centerpoint Legacy Theater in Centerville.
What is "Man of La Mancha"?
500
The current head of the Democratic Party.
Who is Barack Obama?
500
The Republican and Democratic Parties formed from this original party.
What is the Whig Party?
500
The first shots of the Civil War were fired at this place and state.
What is Fort Sumter, South Carolina?
500
This man, a Democrat, was Lincoln's Vice-President.
Who is Andrew Johnson?
500
Today is the birthday of this British Musician, who has hundreds of awards and grammies, and was even knighted by Queen Elizabeth.