Who
What
Where
When
Why?
200

This woman helped save people on the Underground Railroad, and was known as the “Moses of her people”.

Who is Harriet Tubman

200

True or False: Laws called “Black Codes” were made during the Reconstruction Era to limit the rights of free black people in the South.

What is True

200

True or False: Maine was a slave state prior to the U.S. Civil War.

What is False

200

The California Gold Rush, which kickstarted Westward Expansion, boomed in which year?

What is 1849

200

“Bleeding Kansas” was a conflict that directly led to which major U.S. war.

What is the Civil War

300

This famous President was born in a tiny log cabin in Kentucky in the year 1809.

Who is Abraham Lincoln

300

These were the given nicknames for two types of white people who were unpopular in the South during the Reconstruction period.

What are Carpetbaggers and Scalawags

300

The Statue of Liberty is located in this major U.S. city.

What is New York City

300

The U.S. Civil War was fought during this date range.

What is 1861-1865

300

The North would say this was the reason for the Civil War, while the South would say what.

“Slavery” and “States’ Rights”

400

This U.S. President served from 1850-53, and was known as the first “Doughface” due to his compromises in policies.

Who is Millard Fillmore

400

This law from 1820 banned slavery north of Missouri’s southern border.

The Missouri Compromise

400

David Livingstone had the privilege of naming this grand waterfall on the Zambezi River.

What is Victoria Falls

400

True or False: The Reconstruction Era in the U.S. began in the late 1850’s.

What is False

400

This famous line spoken by President Abraham Lincoln in 1858 was first expressed by Jesus in Matthew 12, Mark 3, and Luke 11.

“A house divided against itself cannot stand”

500

This Confederate General surrendered to this Union General on April 9th, 1865.

Who are Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant

500

This law meant that anyone who was caught helping fugitive runaways could be fined $1,000.

What is the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

500

This line marks the pre-Civil War border between “free” and “slave” states.

What is the Mason-Dixon line

500

Meant to commemorate America’s 100th year anniversary, the Statue of Liberty was completed 10 years later in this year.

What is 1886

500

Written in 1862 by President Abraham Lincoln, this unforgettable document called for the total abolishment of slavery.

What is the Emancipation Proclamation

600

Name the Designer and/or Internal Engineer of the Statue of Liberty.

Who are Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and Gustave Eiffel.

600

These are the 3 “C’s” that David Livingstone believed would help end the slave trade in Africa.

What are “Christianity, Commerce, and Civilization”

600

Fought April 12-13, 1861 with zero casualties, the battle at this fort marked the beginning of the U.S. Civil War.

What is The Battle of Fort Sumter

600

Correctly order these major Civil War events: Meeting at Appomattox, The Battle of Antietam, The Battle of Gettysburg.

What are The Battle of Antietam (9/17/1862), The Battle of Gettysburg (7/1-3/1863), and Surrender at Appomattox (4/9/1865)

600

The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the French to the Americans, given for this purpose.

To symbolize freedom/the end of slavery, to commemorate 100 years of American Independence, and/or to celebrate the French/American alliance