North and South
Compromise and War
Rifles for Watie
Vocabulary
Fun, funky food
100

While the South kept a farm centered way of life, the North was known as a center of this type of "revolution." 

What is the Industrial Revolution.

100

This Compromise adopted in 1820 meant that Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine as a free state.

What was the Missouri Compromise?

100
So far, the setting for Rifles for Watie are these two states.

What are Kansas and Missouri?

100

These are small bodies of troops/soldiers used on guard duty.

What are pickets?

100

These are also known as dried grapes.

What are raisins?

200

The South was "hierarchical."  That is, this person held authority in family and on the plantation.

Who is the father.

200

This escape system was developed by abolitionists in the North to aid fugitive slaves by hiding them in their homes as the slaves fled the South.

What is the Underground Railroad?

200

Jeff suspects Captain Clardy of committing these two crimes.

What is robbing and murdering a woman?

200

This was a Confederate guerilla in the Civil War.

What is a bushwhacker?

200

Snow White fell asleep after eating this poisoned fruit.

What is an apple?

300

The South's whole way of life was dependent on this amoral practice. 

What was slavery?

300

This Confederate General prayed daily for his enemies and was well known for his daring in battle.

Who was Robert E. Lee?

300

Jeff missed his first battle for this reason.

What is he was ordered to carry a message to an officer further back on the line.

300

This is a soldier or other person sent out ahead of a main force so as to gather information about the enemies position, strength or movements.

What is a scout?

300

This fruit has a hard exterior and milk inside of it.

What is a coconut?

400

The South believed most of the power should rest in the authority of the state while the North believed this.

What is, they believed in a strong central government or the power of the Federal government above the states.

400

This General led the Union troops in the South.  Lee surrendered to him at Appomattox Courthouse VA.

Who was Ulysses S. Grant?

400

This "bird-like" man was found dead outside the Union encampment.

Who was Sparrow?

400

dark skinned

What is swarthy?
400

Venison is the meat of this animal.

What is a deer?

500

The North believed that the Union was "Messianic" which means this.

That the Union was Divinely inspired or inspired by God.

500

This decisive battle took place in Pennsylvania and was narrowly won by the North.

What was Gettysburg?

500

Jeff was named for this famous president of the Confederacy.

Who was Jefferson Davis?

500

This means completely baffled or very puzzled.

What is perplexed?

500

This country made the largest pizza in the world.

What is Italy?