PEOPLE OF THE CIVIL WAR
Who was the 16th President of the U.S. who lead the Union Army to victory and abolished slavery.
Abraham Lincoln
This battle was where the first shots of the American Civil war were fired. It was fought on a fort built on a man-made island.
Fort Sumter
What event admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Which quilt code meant following the star to freedom and to travel during the night?
Who was Harriet Tubman?
Escaped slave who became and abolitionist, conductor of Underground Railroad and armed scout and spy for Union Army during Civil War.
This battle was when General Robert E. Lee led an attack on the Northern state of Pennsylvania. It was a turning point in the war.
DAILY DOUBLE
WHICH NUMBER PRESIDENT WAS ABRAHAM LINCOLN?
Which event admitted California as a free state and passed the Fugitive Slave Law?
Compromise of 1850
Which quilt code meant to be a place to find safety?
Crossroads
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
This was the first meeting of combat of ironclad warships in Chesapeake Bay.
Hampton Roads or Battle of the Ironclads
Abolitionist
Period of violent political confrontations in Kansas Territory betwen pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers.
Bleeding Kansas
Which quilt code meant to take a staggering curvy direction rather than a strait one.
Drunkard's Path
Who was Robert E. Lee?
Military officer who became the commander of Confederate Army during Civil War
WHERE did the Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrender to the Union General Ulysses S. Grant ON April 9, 1865 marking the end of the Civil War? (Specific Name)
Appomattox Court House (Virginia)
What is the formal withdrawal of a group or region from a political party?
Secession
When was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
April 14, 1865
Which quilt code mean that slaves should discard their slave clothes for newer safe clothes as a disguise?
Bow Ties
Who led the Pottawatomie Massacre in 1856, where 5 pro-slavery settlers were killed?
John Brown
Battle of Shiloh
What is the Fugitive Slave Law?
Required all citizens (including Northerners) to assist in the return of runaway slaves
What date did General Lee surrender to General Grant ending the Civil War?
April 9, 1865
DAILY DOUBLE
Which state was the first to secede from the Union?