Who's Who
North vs. South
Significant Events
Abe Lincoln
Grab Bag
100
Who was the 16 president of the United States?
Abe Lincoln
100
Which region of the country wanted to abolish slavery?
The North
100
The south seceded after this event
Abraham Lincoln was elected president
100
What is Abraham Lincoln's nickname?
Honest Abe
100
This book, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, brought to light the evils of slavery.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
200
What is the name for a person who helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad?
A conductor
200
Name 4 states that were part of the South and wanted to succeed from the Union to create their own country?
Answers can include: Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansa, Louisiana, Texas
200
Which Civil War Battle had the most casualties?
The Battle at Gettysburg
200
Who is Abraham Lincoln's wife?
Mary Todd Lincoln
200
The is the term used to describe the routes enslaved people would follow to escape to the North
The Underground Railroad
300
Who helped over 100 runaway slaves escape on the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
300
What side of the Civil War called themselves Confederates?
The South
300
This date is celebrated to acknowledge when enslaved people in Texas learned they were free, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
What is Juneteenth? or June 19
300
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This proclamation declared that all slaves would be declared free.
300
This amendment to the Constitution made slavery illegal in the United States, freeing four million enslaved Americans
The 13th Amendment
400
Who was elected president of the South?
Jefferson Davis
400
What does secede mean?
To break away from
400
Why did President Lincoln give his Gettysburg Address?
Lincoln wrote and delivered the Gettysburg Address to commemorate a new national cemetery at Gettysburg during the American Civil War and to remember to the soldiers who “gave the last full measure of devotion” to their country.
400
What happened to Abraham Lincoln at the end of the war?
He was assassinated
400
What was "Follow the Drinking Gourd" refering to?
Use the constellations and Big Dipper to help guide enslaved people during their escape on the Underground Railroad.
500
Who was the leading General for the North?
Ulysses S. Grant
500
Which General from the North became the 18th president?
Ulysses S. Grant
500
The era after the Civil War was called this, which was meant to "Rebuild" the south, but in many ways it lead to more segregation and racial discrimination in the south.
What is Reconstruction?
500
Who killed Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
500
How many years dd the Civil War last?
4 years