History of the Americas Questions

Arguably the most famous of the "conductors" on the Underground Railroad, this former slave traveled into the south to free slaves 19 times.

Union commander who won at the Battle of Shiloh, setting the stage for capturing most of Tennessee by the end of 1862.

The group in Congress that tried to push Abraham Lincoln to do MORE to free the slaves was known as

The famous speech that Lincoln gave to dedicate a national cemetery was known as the

In which of the following areas did the South have an advantage over the North in the Civil War?

The turning point of the Civil War, where the Confederate army suffered heavy casualties and their ability to wage effective warfare basically came to an end , was at the bloody, three day struggle in and around the town of

Which of the following statement best describes the new economic opportunities of sharecropping and tenant farming?

These new armor-plated ships would eventually bring an end to the use of wooden ships of war.

This book, written in 1853, changed the way people looked at slavery in the North. It became an instant best sellerand increased Northern protests of the Fugitive Slave Act.

The Civil War began when Confederate cannons shelled this Union fort off the coast of South Carolina on April 12, 1861.

This battle was not only the location of the single bloodiest day of the war but also served as the reason for Lincoln to issue the Emancipation ProclamationResponses

Confederate troops rather surprisingly won this first major engagement of the Civil War.

What was the name of the brand new revolutionary lead bullet that will increase accuracy and deadliness on the battlefield?

In the year __________ this political party nominated __________ for president.

A major issues of the election was whether there should be free coinage of __________.

The __________ declined and it failed to ease the economic hardships of __________ and regulate __________.

Southern states used tactics like __________, which were beyond the ability of the poor to pay, and a __________, which required voters to read and understand the state constitution, to prevent African Americans from voting.

Booker T. Washington proposed that African Americans concentrate on __________ goals rather than political ones. He summed up this view in a speech called __________.

The Supreme Court ruling Plessy v. Ferguson upheld the doctrine of __________.

Benjamin "Pap" Singleton encouraged African Americans to move east, the migrants became known as __________.