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This battle marked the official start of the American Civil War in 1861.
What is the Battle of Fort Sumter?
He was the President of the United States during the war.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This 12-year effort to rebuild the South and integrate former slaves ultimately failed and was largely overturned by 1877.
What is Reconstruction?
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
What is a map?
his battle, also known as Manassas, was one of the first major land battles and ended in a Southern victory.
What is the First Battle of Bull Run?
He was the only President of the Confederate States.
Who is Jefferson Davis?
Following the failure of Reconstruction, these laws were enacted across the South to enforce racial segregation and white supremacy.
What are Jim Crow laws?
What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
What is future?
Fort Sumter was famously located in this South Carolina body of water.
What is Charleston Harbor?
This man served as the Vice President under Abraham Lincoln.
Who is Andrew Johnson?
This mythology was developed in the South to romanticize the Confederate cause, effectively masking the reality of slavery and inequality.
What is the "Lost Cause" narrative?
Poor people have it, rich people need it, and if you eat it you'll die. What is it?
What is Nothing?
This is the exact date and time Confederate troops first opened fire on Fort Sumter.
What is April 12, 1861, at 4:30 AM?
He served as the Vice President of the Confederacy.
Who is Alexander H. Stephens?
This region's agrarian economy was completely destroyed by the war, leading to a permanent loss of economic power to the North.
What is the South?
What has keys but no locks, and space but no room?
What is a keyboard?
On this date, Union forces officially surrendered and left Fort Sumter.
What is April 13, 1861?
This man is listed first among the Union's military commanders in your records.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
The collapse of Reconstruction led to this specific era of systemic disenfranchisement and racial violence that lasted for generations.
What is the era of racial segregation/white supremacy?
An electric train is traveling north. There is a strong wind blowing from the southeast. What direction is the smoke from the train blowing?