Abolitionists/John Brown
12 Years a Slave
The Civil War
California Gold Rush
Annexation of Texas/Mexican-American War
Thomas Nast/Sharecropping
Booker T. Washington/ WEB Dubois
100

This term describes someone who was anti-slavery

Abolitionist

100

Who was Solomon Northup?

A free man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery.

100

What year did the Civil War start?

1861

100

What year did the California Gold Rush begin?

1848

100

What year did Texas become a state?

1845

100

Thomas Nast was an illustrator who was known best for drawing what type of cartoons?

Political cartoons

100

Booker T. Washington was born a....(free person/slave)

A slave

200
This abolitionist adopted a philosophy of violence and believed that God wanted him to free the slaves.

John Brown

200

Who was Solomon Northup's first master after he was sold into slavery?

William Ford

200

Who won the election of 1860?

Abraham Lincoln

200

Which year saw the biggest influx of people moving to California?

1949

200

Did Texas join the Union as a free state or a slave state?

Slave state

200

Thomas Nast is credited with creating what imagery that is still used by the Democratic and Republican parties today?

The Donkey (Democrats) and the elephant (Republican)

200

This early civil rights leader believed that African Americans should focus on Enterprise to eventually gain financial independence from white people.

Booker T. Washington

300

True or False? John Brown's sons were captured or killed during the raid on Harper's Ferry

True

300

Who was Solomon Northup sold to by William Ford?

Edwin Epps
300

The southern states decided to do this right after Lincoln won the election of 1860.

Secede

300

When California joined the Union it joined as a (free/slave state)

Free state.

300

This battle took place at a mission in what is current day San Antonio.

The Alamo

300

This type of agricultural practice saw many newly freed African Americans working on plantations they had worked on as slaves.

Sharecropping

300

This person is credited as being the first African American to complete a PhD

W.E.B. Dubois

400

This abolitionist helped Solomon Northup regain his freedom by carrying a letter to the North for him.

Sam Bass

400

Sam Bass helped Solomon Northup regain his freedom by doing what?

Carrying a letter to the north for him.

400

This battle saw the highest casualties from both the North and the South

Battle of Gettysburg

400

Where did the majority of newcomers to California move to during the gold rush?

San Francisco

400

The Texas Revolution ended with Texas declaring independence from Mexico in this year.

1836

400

During the practice of sharecropping, African Americans were compensated for their work with...

a share of the year's crops that they were working on

400

W.E.B. Dubois attended this University where he obtained his PhD

Harvard

500

John Brown was captured while leading a raid on the armory located at this location.

Harper's Ferry

500

What was the name of the overseers assistant that was in constant conflict with Solomon Northup during his time at Ford's plantation? (Last name only is ok)

Tibeats

500

This act of violence conducted by the Confederate army kicked off the fighting of the Civil War

Attack on Fort Sumter
500

This name is shared by people who moved to California during the gold rush as well as a current NFL team.

The 49ers

500

This act by Mexico was a large cause of the Texas Revolution as many Texans did not agree with it at the time.

Mexico outlawed slavery

500

Thomas Nast was credited with creating the image for these imaginary people and those images are still used today.

Santa Claus and Uncle Sam

500

This organization, cofounded by W.E.B. Dubois, still operates today and specializes in representing marginalized people.

NAACP