Key People
Build-up to the war
The Civil War
Reconstruction
Random
100
This man is on the penny.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
100
This state was the first to succeed from the Union.
What is South Carolina?
100
This is the location where Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address.
What is Gettysburg? Duh
100
This law ended slavery within the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment?
100
Name an action by the South which attempted to prevent the rights of newly freed African-Americans. (Bonus)
What is Black codes, sharecropping, KKK, white leagues,
200
This man hoped to help the South win by assassinating the POTUS.
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
200
This party was formed by members of the Free-Soil Party and northern Whigs.
What is the Republican Party?
200
Name the significance of the four key battles we discussed.
What is Fort Sumter, Antietam, Vicksburg, and Gettysburg?
200
Name as many laws passed by the Radicle Republican Congress.
What is Civil Rights Act, Reconstruction Act, Enforcement Act, Freedman's Bureau, 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendment?
200
This was the Northern Plan for the war. (Double points if you can explain it)
What is the Anaconda Plan?
300
This general was a weak man who could not grow a full beard or fully defeat Lee's army.
Who is General McClellan?
300
This law overturned the Missouri Compromise by allowing slavery to extend further north.
What is the Kansas Nebraska Act?
300
This state was destroyed from General Sherman's march to the sea.
What is Georgia?
300
This plan for reconstruction was ended with a pocket veto.
What is Wade-Davis Bill?
300
This woman wrote an article titled "Who Freed the Slaves?" which was probably due yesterday, but I forgot to collect. This is my way of reminding you to turn in in.
Who is Barbara Fields?
400
After killing slave-owners in Kansas, this man attempted to lead a slave revolt, but was mostly unsuccessful.
Who is John Brown.
400
This deal allowed California to become a free state.
What is the Compromise of 1850?
400
Name two reason's General E. Lee wanted to push into the north (double points if you name a third)
What is move fighting out of Virginia, steal food, demoralize the North, distract army leaving D.C. open to attack.
400
This deal ended Reconstruction in the South.
What is the Compromise of 1877?
400
This random dude with a mustache and red sweater got internet famous after the second presidential debate.
Who is Ken Bone?
500
This man proposed the idea of popular sovereignty (because he wanted trains, choo choo)
Who is Stephen Douglas?
500
Author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin." (NOT)
Who is Harriot Beecher Stowe?
500
This general won the battle of Gettysburg. (NOT)
Who is General Meade?
500
This law was passed to give the military the power to stop the KKK.
What is the Enforcement Act?
500
Name three ways you should be studying for the test.
What is review notes, powerpoints, jeopardy, make flashcards, quiz a friend, read the textbook, watch some youtube videos about the Civil War.