Unit 3 – U. S. HistoryDisunion, Civil War, and
Reunion
Jeopardy Review
1. Under this 1850 law, those helping escaped slaves could be
fined or imprisoned.
1. Under this 1850 law, those helping escaped slaves could be
fined or imprisoned.
1. Under this 1850 law, those helping escaped slaves could
be fined or imprisoned.
What is the Fugitive Slave Law?
2. Best-selling novel that raised awareness about the conditions of
Southern slaves
2. Best-selling novel that raised awareness about the conditions of
Southern slaves
2. Best-selling novel that raised awareness about the conditions of
Southern slaves
What is Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
3. 1854 law that repealed the Missouri Compromise, created
two new territories in the Louisiana Purchase area, and
allowed settlers in those territories to vote on slavery.
3. 1854 law that repealed the Missouri Compromise, created
two new territories in the Louisiana Purchase area, and
allowed settlers in those territories to vote on slavery.
3. 1854 law that repealed the Missouri Compromise, created
two new territories in the Louisiana Purchase area, and
allowed settlers in those territories to vote on slavery.
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act
4. Americans attached this nickname to Kansas after
violence broke out there between pro- and anti-slavery settlers.
4. Americans attached this nickname to Kansas after
violence broke out there between pro- and anti-slavery settlers.
4. Americans attached this nickname to Kansas after
violence broke out there between pro- and anti-slavery settlers.
What is Bleeding Kansas?
5. His speech in the Senate chambers attacking a pro-slavery Southern Senator earned him a
canning.
5. His speech in the Senate chambers attacking a pro-slavery Southern Senator earned him a
canning.
5. His speech in the Senate chambers attacking a pro-slavery Southern Senator earned him a
canning.
Who is Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner?
6. This Supreme Court decision ruled that a slave taken to free territory was still property, and
slaves had no right to sue in courts of law.
6. This Supreme Court decision ruled that a slave taken to free territory was still property, and
slaves had no right to sue in courts of law.
6. This Supreme Court decision ruled that a slave taken to free territory was still property, and
slaves had no right to sue in courts of law.
What is the Dred Scott decision?
7. This was Lincoln’s position on slavery.
7. This was Lincoln’s position on slavery.
7. This was Lincoln’s position on slavery.
What is he was a free-soiler: He opposed the expansion of
slavery.
8. His plan was to seize the federal arsenal there, distribute
the weapons to neighboring slaves, and start an uprising
8. His plan was to seize the federal arsenal there, distribute
the weapons to neighboring slaves, and start an uprising
8. His plan was to seize the federal arsenal there, distribute
the weapons to neighboring slaves, and start an uprising
Who is John Brown at Harper’s Ferry, VA?
9. This event convinced many Southerners that the North was ready to use violence to stamp
out slavery.
9. This event convinced many Southerners that the North was ready to use violence to stamp
out slavery.
9. This event convinced many Southerners that the North was ready to use violence to stamp
out slavery.
What is John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry?
10. In this year, Lincoln was the first president elected from this
party.
10. In this year, Lincoln was the first president elected from this
party.
10. In this year, Lincoln was the first president elected from this
party.
What is the Republican Party in 1860?
11. South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union in
this year.
11. South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union in
this year.
11. South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union in
this year.
What is December 1860, after the election of Lincoln?
12. Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Tennessee,
Florida
12. Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Tennessee,
Florida
12. Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Tennessee,
Florida
What are the 11 states that seceded from the United States
and formed the Confederate States of America?
13. Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware
13. Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware
13. Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware
What are slave states that remained faithful to the Union?
14. Fort Sumter, near the entrance to the harbor of
Charleston, South Carolina.
14. Fort Sumter, near the entrance to the harbor of
Charleston, South Carolina.
14. Fort Sumter, near the entrance to the harbor of
Charleston, South Carolina.
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
15. Most of the battles of the Civil War were fought in this
region of the U.S.
15. Most of the battles of the Civil War were fought in this
region of the U.S.
15. Most of the battles of the Civil War were fought in this
region of the U.S.
What is the South?
16. This side in the Civil War could claim naval superiority.
16. This side in the Civil War could claim naval superiority.
16. This side in the Civil War could claim naval superiority.
What is the North?
17. This side in the Civil War produced more food and
manufactured goods and had a larger fighting-age population.
17. This side in the Civil War produced more food and
manufactured goods and had a larger fighting-age population.
17. This side in the Civil War produced more food and
manufactured goods and had a larger fighting-age population.
What is the North?
19. They planned to fight a defensive war until the other side
gave up.
19. They planned to fight a defensive war until the other side
gave up.
19. They planned to fight a defensive war until the other side
gave up.
What are the Southerners?
20. They planned to control the Mississippi, blockade ports, and
capture the capital to win the war.
20. They planned to control the Mississippi, blockade ports, and
capture the capital to win the war.
20. They planned to control the Mississippi, blockade ports, and
capture the capital to win the war.
What are the Northerners?
21. This former Mississippi Senator was elected president of
the Confederate States of America.
21. This former Mississippi Senator was elected president of
the Confederate States of America.
21. This former Mississippi Senator was elected president of
the Confederate States of America.
Who was Jefferson Davis?
22. This side won the first real battle of the Civil War at Bull
Run, VA
22. This side won the first real battle of the Civil War at Bull
Run, VA
22. This side won the first real battle of the Civil War at Bull
Run, VA
What is the South?
23. Richmond, VA
23. Richmond, VA
23. Richmond, VA
What was the capital of the Confederate States of America?
24. George McClellan
24. George McClellan
24. George McClellan
Who did Lincoln put in charge of the Union army and later remove for not being aggressive enough?
25. He refused Lincoln’s offer to command the Union army and instead took command of the
Southern army.
25. He refused Lincoln’s offer to command the Union army and instead took command of the
Southern army.
25. He refused Lincoln’s offer to command the Union army and instead took command of the
Southern army.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
26. The Income Tax Act of 1861.
26. The Income Tax Act of 1861.
26. The Income Tax Act of 1861.
What law did Congress pass to help finance the North’s war
expenses.? It taxed three percent of earnings over $800.
27. The Battle of Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862
27. The Battle of Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862
27. The Battle of Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862
What was the bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War and
the first major battle on Northern soil.
28. The Emancipation Proclamation.
28. The Emancipation Proclamation.
28. The Emancipation Proclamation.
What did Lincoln do in January 1863 to turn the Civil War into a crusade against slavery, making
it morally more difficult for England to support the South?
29. Bloodiest battle and turning point of the Civil War?
29. Bloodiest battle and turning point of the Civil War?
29. Bloodiest battle and turning point of the Civil War?
What is Gettysburg?
30. After his capture of Atlanta in Sept. 1864, William Tecumseh Sherman left this mark on the
south.
30. After his capture of Atlanta in Sept. 1864, William Tecumseh Sherman left this mark on the
south.
30. After his capture of Atlanta in Sept. 1864, William Tecumseh Sherman left this mark on the
south.
What is his army destroyed everything in its path on its march to Savannah, GA?
31. The dedication of a cemetery at Gettysburg was the occasion of
this memorable oration.
31. The dedication of a cemetery at Gettysburg was the occasion of
this memorable oration.
31. The dedication of a cemetery at Gettysburg was the occasion of
this memorable oration.
What is Lincoln’s Gettysburg address?
32. This widely publicized assault demonstrated that African Americans could fight with skill
and courage.
32. This widely publicized assault demonstrated that African Americans could fight with skill
and courage.
32. This widely publicized assault demonstrated that African Americans could fight with skill
and courage.
What is the unsuccessful attack of the 54th Massachusetts
regiment on Fort Wagner, SC?
33. Appomattox Court House
33. Appomattox Court House
33. Appomattox Court House
In what oddly named Virginia town did Robert E Lee surrender
to Ullysses S. Grant in April 1865, ending the Civil War?
34. John Wilkes Booth
34. John Wilkes Booth
34. John Wilkes Booth
Who is a famous American actor and the assassin of Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865 at Ford Theater in Washington,
D.C.?
35. Restore the South to the Union and protect the rights of
former slaves.
35. Restore the South to the Union and protect the rights of
former slaves.
35. Restore the South to the Union and protect the rights of
former slaves.
What were the goals of the Reconstruction plans hatched by the North at the end of the Civil
War?
36. His plan required 10 percent of voters to swear allegiance to the Union before a state could
rejoin the Union.
36. His plan required 10 percent of voters to swear allegiance to the Union before a state could
rejoin the Union.
36. His plan required 10 percent of voters to swear allegiance to the Union before a state could
rejoin the Union.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Their Reconstruction plan was harsh and punitive
Their Reconstruction plan was harsh and punitive
37. Their Reconstruction plan was harsh and punitive
What is Congress?
38. A deal in 1877 to resolve a disputed presidential election ended this phase of Southern
history.
38. A deal in 1877 to resolve a disputed presidential election ended this phase of Southern
history.
38. A deal in 1877 to resolve a disputed presidential election ended this phase of Southern
history.
What is Reconstruction?
39. The 13th Amendment
39. The 13th Amendment
39. The 13th Amendment
What is the Constitutional amendment that ended slavery
and involuntary servitude in the United States.
40. The 14th Amendment
40. The 14th Amendment
40. The 14th Amendment
What is the Constitutional amendment that recognized everyone born in the U.S. or
naturalized as a U.S. citizen and guaranteed them equal
protection.
41. The 15th Amendment
41. The 15th Amendment
41. The 15th Amendment
What is the Constitutional amendment that prohibited
voting discrimination based on color, race, or previous
servitude?
42. Congress took this action after Andrew Johnson fired his Secretary of War in violation of
the Tenure of Office Act.
42. Congress took this action after Andrew Johnson fired his Secretary of War in violation of
the Tenure of Office Act.
42. Congress took this action after Andrew Johnson fired his Secretary of War in violation of
the Tenure of Office Act.
They impeached him.
43. Only the commander of the Andersonville Prison Camp was hanged and Jefferson Davis was imprisoned for two years, then
released on bail.
43. Only the commander of the Andersonville Prison Camp was hanged and Jefferson Davis was imprisoned for two years, then
released on bail.
43. Only the commander of the Andersonville Prison Camp was hanged and Jefferson Davis was imprisoned for two years, then
released on bail.
What actions did the North take against Southern rebel leaders
after the Civil War?
44. The Freedmen’s Bureau
44. The Freedmen’s Bureau
44. The Freedmen’s Bureau
What was an agency created by Congress in 1865 to provide
food, clothing, medical supplies and schooling to former slaves and poor whites after the Civil
War?
45. Forty acres and a mule
45. Forty acres and a mule
45. Forty acres and a mule.
What were Black families initially promised in the South after the Civil War, but it never
materialized?
46. Carpetbaggers
46. Carpetbaggers
46. Carpetbaggers
What contemptuous name was applied to Northerners who came
moved to the South after the Civil War to supposedly take
advantage of the South?
47. Black Codes
47. Black Codes
47. Black Codes
These laws replaced the former slave codes in the South and restricted the mobility and
freedom of African Americans.
48. Sharecropping
48. Sharecropping
48. Sharecropping
What is a cashless work arrangement between landowners and tenants that became widely
used after the Civil War and returned many Blacks to a state
of virtual slavery?
Final Jeopardy
Category: Reconstruction
The best known group of white racists that organized after the Civil War to intimidate Black Americans to keep them away from the voting booth and “in
their place.”
The best known group of white racists that organized after the Civil War to intimidate Black Americans to keep them away from the voting booth and “in
their place.”
Who are the Ku Klux Klan?