Sterling MS: American History 1835-1870

This winning combination cut which president’s term short?

Des Moines is the capital of...

What does the abbreviation CSA stand for?

In his inaugural address, who said, “Physically speaking, we cannot separate?”

What Latin phrase did Booth shout as he fled the theater?

The majority of Africans transported to the “New World” were initially enslaved by who?

Who was elected president of the Confederacy?

Reconstruction is the period following the Civil War when the North rebuilt roads, railways, and buildings.

The 15th amendment gave women the right to vote.

Who was President from 1856 to 1860?

Which Union general was known as the “Butcher”?

This type of modern slavery uses a debt to force labor.

The Supreme Court case that ruled the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional.

What is the capital of Texas?

What dispelled Lincoln’s belief that the war would be short lived?

What did Abraham Lincoln issue January 1, 1863?

The largest Confederate troop surrender of the war took place where in Durham, NC?

Since 1964, a presidential candidate needs at least ____ electoral votes to win.

Europeans often traded what for enslaved Africans?

According to the 1860 census, about what percentage of the 8 million southerners owned slaves?

Who was the most important Mexican general during the Mexican-American War?

What is the capital of Kansas?

Carson City is the capital of...

What is the capital of West Virginia?

This picture portrays the attack of what Union fort during the first battle of the Civil War?

Which amendment provides citizenship to former slaves?

What is the term for the God given right for Americans to colonize from sea to sea?

Which amendment protected the voting right of all male US citizens?

Lincoln is the capital of ...

During a presidential election year, when does phase 1 of the electoral process take place?

Identify this ironclad Union vessel.

Who was first President to be born in the United States of America?

According to the UN, what percentage of the estimated 27 million slaves today are children?

Teacher says, “William Henry Harrison.”  The student replies...

What name is given for the part of the Triangle Trade that brought enslaved Africans?

"Sic Semper Tyrannis" translates...

This gentleman not only had an amazing mullet but also an excellent presidential record.

These courageous women fought for African American and women's suffrage.

What two foreign countries did the South hope would join their cause?

Which amendment abolished legal slavery in the U.S.?

The Commander-in-Chief of the Republic of Texas was?

Which Confederate general was Lee’s “right arm"?  He was also killed by friendly fire.

The 14th amendment defines citizenship and its protections.

Who was the first to run as a Republican presidential candidate?

Who shot Abraham Lincoln on Good Friday, 1865?

The North produced what percentage of the countries firearms?

This famous US Army officer went from hero to zero after joining the Confederate cause.