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Honest Abe
New York During the Civil War
Lollapalooza (I mean "Potpourri")
100
The first state to secede from the Union.
What is South Carolina?
100
The first official land battle of the Civil War.
What is Bull Run/Manassas?
100
President Lincoln was the first president elected from this political party.
What is the Republican Party?
100
In 1863, New York City erupted into riots over what issue?
What is military conscription (draft)?
100
This state separated from Virginia, and was admitted into the Union, at least partially because of the issue of Virginia's secession.
What is West Virginia?
200
The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed this long-held law regarding the expansion of slavery to new American territories.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
200
This battle, which occurred in Pennsylvania is considered the turning point in the Civil War.
What is Gettysburg?
200
Lincoln debated Stephen Douglas in his famous debates during their race for this political office.
What is Senator from Illinois?
200

What happened to Prisoners of War during the Civil War?

At first, they were exchanged back. After, they were placed in POW camps

200
The name given to the overall Union military strategy.
What is the Anaconda Plan?
300
This President annexed Texas, leading to conflict between Northern abolitionists and Southern slaveholders.
Who is James K. Polk?
300
Grant's siege of this city on the Mississippi River helped split the Confederacy into two parts.
What is Vicksburg?
300
This was the political party Lincoln was affiliated with before 1854.
What is the Whig party?
300

What is the name of the speech where Lincoln announced his plan to free enslaved people?

Gettysburg Address

300

Random: What were two wartime jobs women in the civil war took on?

Wartime Nurse & Wartime Spy

400
This author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" causes a furor by depicting the cruel life of slaves in the South.
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe?
400
Lee's "Lost Orders" helped lead to Union victory in this battle
What is Antietam?
400
This was Honest Abe's Opponent in the 1864 Presidential Election.
Who is General George B. McClellan?
400

What happened to Lincoln after the war?

He was assassinated

400

Random: What was the name of the famous female Union spy?

Harriet Tubman

500
Radical Abolitionist John Brown was caught after his raid in this town.
What is Harpers Ferry, Virginia?
500

Which battle was the first official battle of the Civil War?

Fort Sumter

500
Lincoln was born in this state.
What is Kentucky?
500
People of this nationality were mostly blamed for the riots of 1863.
What are Irish?
500

Random: What was the name of the famous female confederate spy?

Rose O'Neal