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Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South
Antebellum Culture and Reform
The Impending Crisis
Cival War (pt1)
Civil War (pt2)
100
A simple common language used by slaves drawing selectively from English and evolving over time
What is pidgin
100
In 1855 this great American poet published his first book of poems called "Leaves of Grass"
Who is Walt Whitman
100
He became President of the United States after Zachary Taylor died
Who was Millard Fillmore
100
The number of states that formed the Confederacy as of 1861
What is 11
100
The final commander Lincoln selected to guide Union forces. Selected in 1864 he shared the same belief in unremitting combat as did the Commander and Chief
Who was U.S. Grant
200
The primary crop grown in the South along the Gulf Coast Region
What is sugar cane
200
This Unitarian minister who left the clergy in 1832 to devote himself to writing, teaching, and lecturing about Nature.
Who was Ralph Waldo Emerson
200
He signed the treaty to give Texas its independence in 1836
Who was Santa Anna
200
Demonstrators in this city rioted due to their opposition to the war in 1863. Over 100 people died and several African-Americans were lynched and many black family homes were burned down.
What is New York (New York City Draft Riots)
200
The first battle of "ironclad" warships was fought between these two ships. One representing the North and the other the South
What were the Monitor and the Merrimac
300
The major cause for the slow economic growth of the south was due to a poor financial system and a lack of the adequate system
What is transportation
300
This Scottish industrialist and philanthropist founded the experimental Utopian community of New Harmony in Indiana.
Who was Robert Owen
300
Who owned the sawmill in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains where gold was discovered in 1848.
Who was John Sutter
300
The name of the organization supporting women's suffrage and the abolition of slavery founded by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
What is the National Women's Loyal League
300
Lincoln's Secretary of State during the Civil War, most well known for the purchase of Alaska after the war ended.
Who was William Seward
400
In 1831 this slave preacher and those he led killed sixty white men, women and children in and around Southhampton County, Virginia
Who was Nat Turner
400
Determining someones character and intelligence based on the shape of their skull
What is phrenology
400
After free state residents of the territory of Kansas refused to participate in state's constitutional convention in 1857, a new constitution was written legalizing slavery and the voters were not given the chance to reject it. The name given to this state constitutional attempt
What was the Lecompton Constitution
400
The former lead commander for the Union forces in the early stages of the Civil War, and Democrat Party nominee for president of the United States in 1864. Lincoln defeated him 212 electoral votes to 21
Who was George B. McClellan
400
A crisis created by a Union naval commander stopping a British naval vessel and "illegally" removing two Confederate diplomats (James M. Mason and John Slidell) arresting and imprisoning them angering the British government. The were quietly released to avoid conflict with England.
What is the "Trent Affair"
500
A slave owner in Roanoke Virginia who, in 1833, freed over 400 slaves after his death. (it was stated in his will)
Who was John Randolph
500
Dorthea Dix became famous attempting to reform this segment of society.
What is prisoners/ inmates
500
The 1860 representative of the Southern Democratic Party for President from the State of Kentucky
Who was J.C. Breckenridge
500
The name of the legislation that subjected all white males in the north between the ages of 18 and 35 to military service for three years implemented in April 1862
What is the Conscription Act
500
The specific name of the location where General Robert E. Lee surrendered to U.S. Grant bringing a close to the Civil War
What is Appomattox Courthouse