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These troops attacked Helena in an attempt to relieve pressure on Vicksburg. Although the Rebels had more troops and did initially capture some of the fortifications, the Union forces repelled them. Thus, Helena continued as an important Union enclave in the Trans-Mississippi theater and served as a base for the expedition that captured Little Rock.
What is the Battle of Helena?
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This person was an African-American women who lead slaves through the Underground Railroad
Who is Harriet Tubman?
100
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!! This person was the 16th president of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865 His Famous Speech that he wrote was the Gettysburg Address
Who is Abraham Lincoln? What was his most famous speech?
100
Because it was legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on March 6, 1857, ruled that a slave who had resided in a free state and territory was not thereby entitled to his freedom; that African Americans were not and could never be citizens of the United States; and that the Missouri Compromise, which had declared free all slaves
Why was the Dred Scott Decision significant to the Civil War?
100
provided a source of troops, supplies, and military and political leaders
What was the main involvement that Arkansas had in the Civil War?
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DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!!!! In April of 1864, Confederate troops sabotaged a Union Army wagon train and stole all of their provisions and massacred the “Yankee” soldiers 41 killed, 108 wounded, and 144 missing
What is The Battle of Marks Mill? How many People where wounded,killed,and were missing?
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Was a network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century slaves of African descent in the United States to escape to free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause.
What is the Underground Railroad?
200
He was an enslaved African American man in the United States who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom and that of his wife and their two daughters in the Dred Scott v.s Sandford case of 1857, popularly known as the "Dred Scott Decision"
Who was Dred Scott?
200
Southerners listed for the war were unfair taxation, states' rights, and the slavery issue
What was the main cause for the Civil War?
200
Though it was with the Confederacy that Arkansas sided as a state, not all Arkansans supported the Confederate cause
What was the spark of Arkansas reliance?
300
This battle (also known as Backbone Mountain) was a battle of the American Civil War on September 1, 1863 in Sebastian County, Arkansas
What is The Battle of Devil's Backbone?
300
13% of the population were slaves in America in 1860
What was the percentage of the slave population?
300
He was an American attorney, Confederate officer, writer, and Freemason
Who was Albert Pike?
300
Unfair Taxation,States' Rights, and Slavery
What were the Three main causes for the Civil War?
300
As a result, it did not have early military significance when states began seceding from the Union
What was the result of not having a good military?
400
This battle was fought during the American Civil War on April 18, 1864, in Ouachita County, Arkansas as part of the Camden Expedition
What is The Battle of Poison Spring?
400
7 states in total were slave states
How many slave states were there in America during the Civil war era?
400
This man was a American politician from Illinois and the designer of the Kansas–Nebraska Act
Who was Stephen A. Douglas?
400
when Lincoln was elected in 1860, South Carolina issued its "Declaration of the Causes of Secession."
What is the election of Abraham Lincoln?
400
Arkansans of note during the Civil War include Confederate Major General Patrick Cleburne
Who was the major general in that came from Arkansas?
500
This battle was part of a Confederate attempt to drive the Union forces back into Missouri and recapture ground lost during the Pea Ridge campaign of early 1862, when Union forces had secured parts of northern Arkansas.
What is The Battle of Cane Hill?
500
This State was Arkansas' sister state and also this state was a free state
What is the state of Michigan?
500
He was an Irish American soldier, best known for his service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, where he rose to the rank of major general
Who was Patrick Cleburne?
500
Some abolitionists actively helped runaway slaves to escape
What is the Underground Railroad?
500
Arkansas State Troops provided the bulk of forces for the second major battle of the Civil War, the Battle of Wilson's Creek in southeastern Missouri
What battles were held in Arkansas?