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100
Abolishes slavery, and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
What is the 13th Amendment
100
This was found in California after gaining this territory after the Mexican-American War (HINT: hundreds of thousands of people, primarily men, came from all over the U.S. & the World to find this valuable commodity)
What is California "Gold Rush"
100
Famous political cartoonist who was also an editor and published many cartoons with regard to this views (i.e., how Native Americans were treated, how slaves were treated, political corruption, etc.)
Who is Thomas Nast
100
This was the first African American regiment that fought for the Union (North) with honor and made history. What was the regiment called and who commanded them?
What is the 54th Infantry Regiment of Massachusetts and Col. Robert Shaw
100
Who shot and ultimately killed President Abraham Lincoln?
Who is John Wilkes Booth
200
Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
What is the 15th Amendment
200
The decision about slavery was to be made by the settlers of new states and would be decided by votes. What is this called?
What is Popular Sovereignty
200
American author that published an anti-slavery novel which "helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War". Who is she and what is the name of her book?
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe and the book is called "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
200
An African-American social reformer, writer and statesman. After escaping slavery he became a leader of the abolitionist movement and helped create a special regiment. What is his name and what is the regiment and in what state was the regiment started?
What is Frederick Douglass, 54th Infantry Regiment of Massachusetts
200
Music played an important role in the American Civil War. Name at least 2 songs that helped boost moral for both civilians and soldiers (songs can be from either North or South or same side).
What are: "When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again" - North, "Battle Hymn of the Republic" - North, "Yellow Rose of Texas" - South, "To Arms in Dixie" - South
300
Revises presidential election procedures regarding the Electoral College & Presidential Candidates choosing their Vice President Candidate (running on one ticket together)
What is the 12th Amendment
300
This led to a series of violent clashes between Missouri (slave state) and the new state of Kansas (popular sovereignty) with regard to slavery. Senator Charles Sumner was nearly killed by Preston Brooks on the floor of the Senate which caused great strife among Americans on both sides.
What is "Bleeding Kansas"
300
A former soldier, U.S. Senator of Mississippi and became President of the Confederate States of America.
Who is Jefferson Davis
300
Confederate commander that was General Robert E. Lee's "right-hand man" who, at the Battle of Fredericksburg, rallied his retreating troops when another Confederate officer shouted, "Look! There is Jackson standing like a stone wall! Rally behind the Virginians!" Also, what happened to him later in the war?
Who is Stonewall Jackson. He was shot twice (his left arm had to be amputated) at the Battle of Chancellorsville and died shortly thereafter from pneumonia.
300
Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant and what were the terms of surrender?
What is the Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia and the terms were that Southern soldiers could keep their horses and go home, would not be punished as traitors as long as they obeyed laws of the U.S., and Grant offered to feed Lee's starving Army.
400
Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post-Civil War issues.
What is the 14th Amendment
400
This individual, along with his wife & children believed that they should be freed since their "Master" lived in Northern states. His case went all the way to the Supreme Court. What court case was this?
What is "Dred Scott v. Sanford"
400
P.G.T. Beauregard was the Confederate officer who captured this fort wherein the first "shots to start the Civil War" were heard in 1861. What is the name of the Fort and where was it located?
What is Fort Sumter and located in South Carolina.
400
This group thought that the Confederacy should be punished for causing so much suffering during the war and wanted ALL Southerners SEVERELY punished after the war. What were they called?
What are Radical Republicans
400
In the Election of 1864 Lincoln was running for re-election. The war had become very unpopular with the Northern, Border, & Western states. Who did Lincoln "drop" as his Vice President and who did he then choose to have as his new Vice Presidential running mate, who was a Democrat?
Who is Hannibal Hamlin (1st VP) and he then chose Andrew Johnson in the election of 1864 because he was the only Democrat to stay in Washington, D.C. and Lincoln knew he needed both Republican and Democratic votes to win.
500
Makes states immune from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders; lays the foundation for sovereign immunity.
What is the 11th Amendment
500
A law passed as part of the "Compromise of 1850" which provided Southern slaveholders with a legal means (reward, hire someone, or go themselves) to capture slaves who had escaped to Free states and have them returned.
What is the "Fugitive Slave Act"
500
American balloonist who provided the Union army with information on Confederate troop movements. He used the convenience of a new invention to help, photography. Who was he?
What is Thaddeus Lowe
500
How many times did it take General Ulysses S. Grant before he was able to win at the Battle of Vicksburg (Mississippi) and how did he ultimately do it?
What are 8 times and he finally reached success with a SIEGE (constant bombardment of the town & fort 24/7 while also starving the citizens/soldiers).
500
Confederate prison built to hold 10,000 POWs; however, more than 35,000 men were forced to live inhumanely and many starved to death or died from disease or the elements (weather). What was the name of the POW camp, where was it and who was the only Confederate tried for War Crimes after the war and then hanged?
What is Andersonville Prison in Georgia. Captain Henry Wirz was convicted of war crimes and hanged in Washington, D.C. where thousands had gathered to watch