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The "Snowy" Poet
Our 16th President
Civil War
1861-1865
Things you need to know that don't fit into any other category:)
100
This was the name of General Lee's four legged mode of transportation
What is Traveller
100
This was the religion of John Greenleaf Whittier's parents
What is Quaker
100
He said "Without the assistance of that Divine Being...I cannot succeed"
Who is Abraham Lincoln
100
The Civil War was the war fought between these two groups
What are the Confederate states and the Union
100
This man shot and killed Abraham Lincoln
Who is John Wilkes Booth
200
The home state of this Southern General is also the home state of Mrs. Barber and many of you
What is Virginia
200
He saw no sense in poetry and said "Poetry will not buy my son bread"
Who was John Greenleaf Whittier's father
200
Abraham Lincoln knew that the United States must remain one great nation or it would become this...
What is weak
200
During the Civil War, the Southern army called themselves this
What is the Confederate Army
200
This is what we call the day all presidents are sworn into office
What is Inauguration Day
300
Abraham Lincoln received a letter from a little girl telling him to grow this facial decoration
What is a beard
300
John Greenleaf Whittier grew up in this state where wild and furious snowstorms often occurred
What is Massachusetts
300
Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as President of the United States on this date
What is March 4, 1861
300
During the Civil War, this section of the U.S. had more factories and men
What is the North
300
This man told his soldiers to help rebuild their country even though they had lost the war
Who is Robert E. Lee
400
"First in War, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen" is a famous saying written about our first president by this man
Who is Robert E. Lee's father
400
Even when he was older John Greenleaf Whittier still held fond memories of this
What was his family and his childhood years
400
Abraham Lincoln spoke these words to the people of the South: "We are not enemies, but ___________. we must not be enemies."
What are friends
400
At the start of the Civil War, the people in this section of the U.S. did not agree with President Lincoln about keeping our nation together
What is the South
400
Robert E. Lee went to this military academy to train as a soldier
What is West Point Military Academy
500
When John Greenleaf Whittier was a boy, he beat the grain from stalks of wheat with this instrument that rhymes with pail
What is a flail
500
The poem "Snow Bound" was written by John Greenleaf Whittier and mentions a lot about these three things
What are snow tunnels, snow shapes, and buckskins and mittens
500
This was Abraham Lincoln's hometown
What is Springfield, Illinois
500
Choosing to fight for the Southern states during the Civil War was a hard decision for this man because he did not believe it was right to own slaves
Who is Robert E. Lee
500
After the war, General Lee became president of this college in Virginia
What is Washington College