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Random Trivia
100
This compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state
Missouri Compromise
100
This political party, which included Abraham Lincoln, opposed the extension of slavery into new territories
Republican Party
100
The election of this notable Republican was the direct cause of the Southern states decision to secede from the United States
Abraham Lincoln
100
The North had more of this transportation resource than the South did
railroads
100
Which US state gets the most rainfall?
Hawaii
200
This compromise admitted CA as a free state, banned the sale of slaves in D.C., strengthened the Fugitive Slave Act and applied popular sovereignty to new territories
Compromise of 1850
200
This Supreme Court decision ruled that slaves were considered "property" and therefore not allowed to sue anyone in US court
Scott v. Sanford (Dred Scott)
200
This abolitionist was hanged for robbing a federal arsenal and attempting to start a slave uprising
John Brown
200
Which military branch did the South lack?
Navy
200
What sporting legend was born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. on January 17, 1942?
Muhammad Ali
300
This act led to Bleeding Kansas, as it caused thousands of Northerners and Southerners to flood into Kansas to determine the vote on slavery
Kansas-Nebraska Act
300
Name for the strategy the North used to cut off supplies to the South and starve them out
Anaconda Plan
300
Abolitionist who was born into slavery and spent his life speaking and educating Americans about the evils of slavery
Frederick Douglas
300
Name the South's two major "cash crops"
tobacco and cotton
300
In which country would you find St. Basil's cathedral?
Russia
400
Name for North and South feeling strong ties and loyalty to their specific regions of the country
Sectionalism
400
This statement made by Lincoln freed all of the slaves in the South in 1863
Emancipation Proclamation
400
Book that followed the life of a slave. Had positive impacts in educating Northerners about the reality of slavery, however, it depicted the main character as "happy" and friendly to his master.
Double points if you can name the author
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
400
This battle, in PA, was considered the turning point of the Civil War
Gettysberg
400
In which country was the first soccer World Cup held?
Uruguay
500
This Fort in South Carolina was where the first shots of the Civil War rung out, when Union troops attempted to deliver supplies to the South
Fort Sumter
500
Location where General Lee finally surrendered to General Grant
Appomattox, VA
500
Who is this? What was his title?
Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America
500
What were the two advantages the South had over the North?
1. Better military commanders
2. Familiar terrain (home-field advantage)
500
Who is this famous future president who gained fame during the Civil War?
Ulysses S. Grant