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Explore questions in the History of the Americas category that you can ask Sparky!
- What is the name of the Union General who led the invasion of Tennessee and commanded the army at the Battle of Shiloh?
- Read the biography of Thomas Jackson. At what battle was he given the nickname "Stonewall"?
- The Union's defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run enabled the Confederate Army to
- More soldiers were killed or wounded at Shiloh than at any battle up to that point. How many?
- What bloody battle was the result of Davis and Lee's decision to invade the North?
- Who was the Union general who led the campaign to capture Richmond, Virginia in the East?
- Who were the members of the American Federation of Labor?
- Who is placed in Charge of British troops in the South?
- How did railroads try to keep big customers from going to their competition?
- Which Democrat will the Southern "fire eaters" regard as a traitor in the presidential election of 1860?
- What was the nickname given to the victim in the incident described in question #17?
- Which document and man will both the North and South claim represents their values?
- Who will be known as the Illinois Rail-Splitter?
- Place the following events in Chronological Order: Uncle Tom's Cabin, South Carolina secedes, Civil War in Kansas, Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Pottawatomie Massacre, Dred Scott Decision.
- Was Lincoln in favor of this compromise?
- Lincoln won every vote of the free states available except 3 from this northern State.
- What eventually will happen to John Brown after he is captured by US Marines at Harper'sFerry?
- According to the text, why was it a good thing that the Republicans lost the presidential election of 1856?
- What was ironic about the first man to be killed by John Brown's men at Harper's Ferry, October 1859?
- What was the biggest southern victory for the British?