All About Abe
Dates of Important Events
Key Terms
Things that Changed America
Important Figures in the War
100

Lincoln suspended this in 1861.

What is the writ of Habeas Corpus?

100

The Emancipation Proclamation was issued.

When is January 1, 1863?

100

Warship being heavily armored with iron.

What is an Ironclad?

100

The bullet made out of soft led that was the primary bullet used in the Civil War.

What is a Minie Ball?

100

President of the United States during the Civil War.

Who was Abraham Lincoln?

200

Lincoln's nickname.

What is Honest Abe?

200

Fall of Fort Sumter during the Civil War.

When is April 12, 1861?

200

 Escaped slaves were given this name.

Who are Contrabands?

200

Soldiers would pin their names of their uniforms so they would not die forgotten. 

What is a Dog Tag?

200

President of the Confederate States.

Who is Jefferson Davis?

300

Lincoln's Assassination.

When is April 14, 1865?

300

General Grant took Fort Henry.

When is February 6, 1862?

300

These states were given a name Maryland, Delaware, and Kentucky.

What are Border States?

300

Medicine given to soldiers to prevent infection after an amputation.

What is Bromine?

300

In charge of the Confederate army in Virginia.

Who is Robert E. Lee?

400

Play Lincoln was watching when he was assassinated.

What is Our American Cousin?

400

Year Lincoln was reelected.

When is 1864?

400

The Confederacy believed Great Britain would support them by buying cotton from them.

What is Cotton Diplomacy?

400

Invention that was used to send quick messages using Morse code.

What is a Telegraph?

400

Provided a key Victory which helped Lincoln get reelected.

Who is William Tecumseh Sherman?

500

Person Lincoln ran against in his reelection.

Who was George B. McClellan?

500

The 54th Massachusetts Infantry ended.

When is August 20, 1865?

500

Constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment.

What is Habeas Corpus?

500

A new invention was created which made it so people could see the aftermath of the battles. 

What is a Portable Camera?

500

First woman to get a medical license.

Who is Elizabeth Blackwell?