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100

This abolitionist led hundreds of slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad and was called "Black Moses"

Harriet Tubman 

100

What were the Southern states called?

The Confederacy 

100

Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?

Abraham Lincoln

100

What was the capital city of the Confederate States during the Civil War?

Richmond, Virginia

100
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

Fort Sumter (South Carolina) 

200

Which abolitionist founded and wrote for the abolitionists newspaper, the Liberator?

William Lloyd Garrison 

200

What were the Northern states called? 

The Union

200

Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?

Jefferson Davis

200

Which of these was NOT a border state during the Civil War?

Virginia, Kentucky, Vermont, Maryland

Vermont 

200

In 1863, this document declared that enslaved people in Confederate states were free

The Emancipation Proclamation 

300

Which abolitionist wrote the book, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" which changed the minds and attitudes of many white people towards slavery?

Harriet Beecher Stowe

300

Name of the 1857 Supreme Court case that ruled that black people were not U.S. citizens and did not have the right to sue in Federal court 

Dred Scot v Sanford

300

Who was the General of the Confederate Army?

Robert E. Lee

300

3 days of battle took place in this Pennsylvania town that was considered a major turning point in the war (Lincoln also gave a famous speech here)

Gettysburg

300

Which African American regiment showed great bravery and courage? (hint: state and number) 

Massachusetts 54th Regiment 

400

This abolitionist shared his personal story of being a slave himself and made listeners realize the brutality and horrors of slavery. He went on to write a famous autobiography

Frederick Douglass

400

Number of Americans who died during the Civil War?

600,000

400

Who was the General of the Union army?

Ulysses Grant

400

The single bloodiest day in the Civil War took place where?

Antietam

400

Which agreement in 1820 established a line that prevented slavery from expanding to Northern states and territories?

The Missouri Compromise 

500

This abolitionist was an enslaved man in Virginia who led a slave rebellion in 1831 where he and his followers killed several slave owners and their families

Nat Turner 

500

What year did the Civil War begin?

1861

500

This woman risked her life to provide supplies and medical care to Union soldiers during the Civil War and later went on to create the Red Cross

Clara Barton 

500

Which city was important to capture in order to secure Northern control of the Mississippi River?

Vicksburg

500

Where did Lee surrender to Grant that brought the Civil War to an end?

The Appomattox Court House