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100
Who mailed themselves in a box to escape slavery?
Henry Brown
100
Who led the uprising at Harper's Ferry and was convicted of treason and sentenced to be hanged?
John Brown
100
The state of Kentucky was considered what kind of state?
a border state
100
Ft. Sumter is located off the coast of what state?
South Carolina
100
What is 'freeing the slaves' called?
emancipation
200
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
200
Who was against slavery and thought the war would be over by Christmas?
Abraham Lincoln
200
Name the capital city and state of the Confederacy.
Richmond, VA
200
Name the first battle of the Civil War.
Battle of Bull Run (Virginia, Confederate victory)
200
What is a person called who is against slavery?
An abolitionist
300
Who was a Confederate general who fought like a 'stonewall' and was killed by friendly fire?
Thomas Jackson
300
Who marched their troops down from the North all the way to Vicksburg?
Ulysses S. Grant
300
The state of Pennsylvania was what state?
a Union state
300
This person was the overall commander of the Confederate forces in Virginia during most of the war.
Robert E. Lee
300
An escaped slave is also called...
contraband
400
Who commanded a naval attack and captured New Orleans?
David Farragut
400
Who won a key battle in the South in Atlanta and Savannah and destroyed property along the way?
William T. Sherman
400
The state of Maryland was a _______ state.
border
400
Which battle ended Lee's hopes of advancing into northern territory?
Battle of Gettysburg
400
How many stars were on the Confederate flag?
13
500
What book did Harriet Beecher Stowe write?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
500
In 1831, who published the first anti-slavery newspaper called "The Liberator?"
William Lloyd Garrison
500
The Battle of Vicksburg (Mississippi) was a win for which side?
Union
500
The Battle of Antietam was known as
the bloodiest single day battle taking place in Maryland and was a Union victory.
500
Confederate soliders were also known as...
Rebels