John C.CalhounHe was a War Hawkfrom South Carolinaand AndrewJackson's VP. Hebelieved that statescould nullify nationallaws which helpedcause the Civil War.RichmondThis city wasthe capital oftheConfederacy.ScalawagsA derogatory termused to describewhite Southernerswho supportedReconstructionpolicies and theRepublican Partyafter the Civil WarMissouriCompromiseThis politicalagreement of1820 was a planto balance thenumber of freeand slave states.Compromiseof 1850This agreementcould possibly havedelayed the CivilWar ten years. Itallowed Californiato enter the Unionas a free state.JimCrowLawsThese post Civil Warlaws enforced racialsegregation anddiscrimination againstAfrican Americans inpublic facilities,education,transportation, andemployment.TotalWarA conflict where allavailable resourcesof a nation, includingits population,economy, and civilianinfrastructure, aremobilized to achievecomplete victory.AntietamThis wasthe singlebloodiestday battle.FortSumterThe first shot ofthe Civil War wasfired here on April12, 1861.Incredibly, therewere no casualtiesduring the attack.Battleof BullRunThis battle resulted in aConfederate victoryand a Union retreat,highlighting theunexpected length andcost of the conflict forboth sides. Also calledthe "Picnic Battle."Vicksburg Winning thisbattle gave theNorth completecontrol of theMississippiRiver.StephenA.DouglasThis political isfamous for hisdebates withAbraham Lincoln,and was electedsenator fromIllinois.AbrahamLincoln16th President ofthe United States;Gave theGettysburg Addressand was Presidentof the US during theCivil War.BleedingKansasGreat amountsof bloodshedover slaveryissues broughtabout this statenickname.AndrewJohnsonAbrahamLincoln's VicePresident. Firstimpeachedpresident.Battle ofGettysburgThis speechbegins, "Fourscore and sevenyears ago. . . " Itwas given byAbraham Lincoln.SharecroppingA system wherelandowners allowedtenant farmers to farmon their land for ashare of the crop andkept formerly enslavedpeople in a life ofpoverty in the yearsfollowing the Civil War.13thAmendmentEndedSlavery inthe UnitedStatesReconstructionAct of 1867Divided theSouth intofive militarydistricts, etc.UndergroundRailroadIn years beforethe Civil Warthis led 50,000to 100,000slaves tofreedomWilliamShermanHis famous "Marchto the Sea" covered285 miles and hewas the Northerngeneral whocaptured Atlantaduring the Civil War.JohnBrownHe was hangedfor treason andhe became amartyr for theNorthernabolitionists.JohnWilkesBoothHe was the manwho shot andkilled AbrahamLincoln. Beforethis he was anactor. He was shotby federal troops.HarrietBeecherStoweAbraham Lincolnsaid, "So you'rethe Little womanwho wrote thebook that madethis great war!:UlyssesS.GrantHe was thevictoriousgeneral of theNorth when theU.S. Civil Warended.CivilRights Actof 1866The first federal lawto define citizenshipand guaranteeequal protectionunder the law for allcitizens, regardlessof race or color.HarpersFerryJohn Brownattempted tocapture thefederal arsenalhere to lead aslave rebellion.EmancipationProclamationAbraham Lincolnissued this onJanuary 1, 1863,freeing all slavesin the Confederatestates.Freedman'sBureauA US federalagency establishedto help formerlyenslave people andpoor whites in theSouth after the CivilWar.15thAmendmentProhibits thegovernment fromdenying the rightto vote based onrace, color, orprevious conditionof servitude.AppomattoxCourthouseThis is whereRobert E. Leesurrendered toGeneral Grantending the CivilWar.AnacondaPlanA strategic warplan devisedby the Union todefeat theSouth.SouthThis side inthe Civil Warwas calledtheConfederacy.GettysburgAddressA speech that included thededication to the nation'sfounding principles ofliberty and equality and theimportance of preservingself-government, and thecall to action for futuregenerations to ensure thesacrifices made at thisbattle were noSlaveryThis was themajor causeof the CivilWar.14thAmendmentDefines citizenship,guarantees equalprotection under thelaw, and preventsstates from denyingdue process.Kansas-NebraskaActThis Bill wasintroduced byStephen Douglasand reopened theslavery issue andaccelerated thebeginning of theCarpetbaggersA derogatory term forNortherners whomigrated to the SouthAfter the Civil War andwere often accused ofexploiting the South foreconomic and politicalgain.UncleTom'sCabinThis book waswritten aboutthe ills ofslavery. Writtenby HarrietBeecher Stowe.HarrietTubmanShe escaped tofreedom followingthe North starand risked her life19 times to helpothers escape.JeffersonDavisHe waspresident of theConfederateStates ofAmerica.BlackCodesLaws Southern statesissued after the CivilWar to restrict therights and freedoms ofnewly freed AfricanAmericans to maintaina semblance of whitedominance.10%PlanPresidentLincoln'sReconstructionPlan.RepublicanPartyThis political groupwas AbrahamLincoln's Party andstarted on theissue of limiting orabolishing slavery.HiramRhodesRevelsBecame thefirst AfricanAmericansenator in1870.SectionalismWhen each regionhas very differentpriorities and needsand they makedecision based onlyon what was bestfor their own region.RobertE. LeeThis Southerngeneral did notwant to fight hisfellow Virginians,he resigned fromthe U.S. Army.UndergroundRailroadA secret network ofsafe houses androutes used byenslaved people toescape to freedomin the Northern USand Canada.John C.CalhounHe was a War Hawkfrom South Carolinaand AndrewJackson's VP. Hebelieved that statescould nullify nationallaws which helpedcause the Civil War.RichmondThis city wasthe capital oftheConfederacy.ScalawagsA derogatory termused to describewhite Southernerswho supportedReconstructionpolicies and theRepublican Partyafter the Civil WarMissouriCompromiseThis politicalagreement of1820 was a planto balance thenumber of freeand slave states.Compromiseof 1850This agreementcould possibly havedelayed the CivilWar ten years. Itallowed Californiato enter the Unionas a free state.JimCrowLawsThese post Civil Warlaws enforced racialsegregation anddiscrimination againstAfrican Americans inpublic facilities,education,transportation, andemployment.TotalWarA conflict where allavailable resourcesof a nation, includingits population,economy, and civilianinfrastructure, aremobilized to achievecomplete victory.AntietamThis wasthe singlebloodiestday battle.FortSumterThe first shot ofthe Civil War wasfired here on April12, 1861.Incredibly, therewere no casualtiesduring the attack.Battleof BullRunThis battle resulted in aConfederate victoryand a Union retreat,highlighting theunexpected length andcost of the conflict forboth sides. Also calledthe "Picnic Battle."Vicksburg Winning thisbattle gave theNorth completecontrol of theMississippiRiver.StephenA.DouglasThis political isfamous for hisdebates withAbraham Lincoln,and was electedsenator fromIllinois.AbrahamLincoln16th President ofthe United States;Gave theGettysburg Addressand was Presidentof the US during theCivil War.BleedingKansasGreat amountsof bloodshedover slaveryissues broughtabout this statenickname.AndrewJohnsonAbrahamLincoln's VicePresident. Firstimpeachedpresident.Battle ofGettysburgThis speechbegins, "Fourscore and sevenyears ago. . . " Itwas given byAbraham Lincoln.SharecroppingA system wherelandowners allowedtenant farmers to farmon their land for ashare of the crop andkept formerly enslavedpeople in a life ofpoverty in the yearsfollowing the Civil War.13thAmendmentEndedSlavery inthe UnitedStatesReconstructionAct of 1867Divided theSouth intofive militarydistricts, etc.UndergroundRailroadIn years beforethe Civil Warthis led 50,000to 100,000slaves tofreedomWilliamShermanHis famous "Marchto the Sea" covered285 miles and hewas the Northerngeneral whocaptured Atlantaduring the Civil War.JohnBrownHe was hangedfor treason andhe became amartyr for theNorthernabolitionists.JohnWilkesBoothHe was the manwho shot andkilled AbrahamLincoln. Beforethis he was anactor. He was shotby federal troops.HarrietBeecherStoweAbraham Lincolnsaid, "So you'rethe Little womanwho wrote thebook that madethis great war!:UlyssesS.GrantHe was thevictoriousgeneral of theNorth when theU.S. Civil Warended.CivilRights Actof 1866The first federal lawto define citizenshipand guaranteeequal protectionunder the law for allcitizens, regardlessof race or color.HarpersFerryJohn Brownattempted tocapture thefederal arsenalhere to lead aslave rebellion.EmancipationProclamationAbraham Lincolnissued this onJanuary 1, 1863,freeing all slavesin the Confederatestates.Freedman'sBureauA US federalagency establishedto help formerlyenslave people andpoor whites in theSouth after the CivilWar.15thAmendmentProhibits thegovernment fromdenying the rightto vote based onrace, color, orprevious conditionof servitude.AppomattoxCourthouseThis is whereRobert E. Leesurrendered toGeneral Grantending the CivilWar.AnacondaPlanA strategic warplan devisedby the Union todefeat theSouth.SouthThis side inthe Civil Warwas calledtheConfederacy.GettysburgAddressA speech that included thededication to the nation'sfounding principles ofliberty and equality and theimportance of preservingself-government, and thecall to action for futuregenerations to ensure thesacrifices made at thisbattle were noSlaveryThis was themajor causeof the CivilWar.14thAmendmentDefines citizenship,guarantees equalprotection under thelaw, and preventsstates from denyingdue process.Kansas-NebraskaActThis Bill wasintroduced byStephen Douglasand reopened theslavery issue andaccelerated thebeginning of theCarpetbaggersA derogatory term forNortherners whomigrated to the SouthAfter the Civil War andwere often accused ofexploiting the South foreconomic and politicalgain.UncleTom'sCabinThis book waswritten aboutthe ills ofslavery. Writtenby HarrietBeecher Stowe.HarrietTubmanShe escaped tofreedom followingthe North starand risked her life19 times to helpothers escape.JeffersonDavisHe waspresident of theConfederateStates ofAmerica.BlackCodesLaws Southern statesissued after the CivilWar to restrict therights and freedoms ofnewly freed AfricanAmericans to maintaina semblance of whitedominance.10%PlanPresidentLincoln'sReconstructionPlan.RepublicanPartyThis political groupwas AbrahamLincoln's Party andstarted on theissue of limiting orabolishing slavery.HiramRhodesRevelsBecame thefirst AfricanAmericansenator in1870.SectionalismWhen each regionhas very differentpriorities and needsand they makedecision based onlyon what was bestfor their own region.RobertE. LeeThis Southerngeneral did notwant to fight hisfellow Virginians,he resigned fromthe U.S. Army.UndergroundRailroadA secret network ofsafe houses androutes used byenslaved people toescape to freedomin the Northern USand Canada.

CIVIL WAR BINGO - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. He was a War Hawk from South Carolina and Andrew Jackson's VP. He believed that states could nullify national laws which helped cause the Civil War.
    John C. Calhoun
  2. This city was the capital of the Confederacy.
    Richmond
  3. A derogatory term used to describe white Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies and the Republican Party after the Civil War
    Scalawags
  4. This political agreement of 1820 was a plan to balance the number of free and slave states.
    Missouri Compromise
  5. This agreement could possibly have delayed the Civil War ten years. It allowed California to enter the Union as a free state.
    Compromise of 1850
  6. These post Civil War laws enforced racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans in public facilities, education, transportation, and employment.
    Jim Crow Laws
  7. A conflict where all available resources of a nation, including its population, economy, and civilian infrastructure, are mobilized to achieve complete victory.
    Total War
  8. This was the single bloodiest day battle.
    Antietam
  9. The first shot of the Civil War was fired here on April 12, 1861. Incredibly, there were no casualties during the attack.
    Fort Sumter
  10. This battle resulted in a Confederate victory and a Union retreat, highlighting the unexpected length and cost of the conflict for both sides. Also called the "Picnic Battle."
    Battle of Bull Run
  11. Winning this battle gave the North complete control of the Mississippi River.
    Vicksburg
  12. This political is famous for his debates with Abraham Lincoln, and was elected senator from Illinois.
    Stephen A. Douglas
  13. 16th President of the United States; Gave the Gettysburg Address and was President of the US during the Civil War.
    Abraham Lincoln
  14. Great amounts of bloodshed over slavery issues brought about this state nickname.
    Bleeding Kansas
  15. Abraham Lincoln's Vice President. First impeached president.
    Andrew Johnson
  16. This speech begins, "Four score and seven years ago. . . " It was given by Abraham Lincoln.
    Battle of Gettysburg
  17. A system where landowners allowed tenant farmers to farm on their land for a share of the crop and kept formerly enslaved people in a life of poverty in the years following the Civil War.
    Sharecropping
  18. Ended Slavery in the United States
    13th Amendment
  19. Divided the South into five military districts, etc.
    Reconstruction Act of 1867
  20. In years before the Civil War this led 50,000 to 100,000 slaves to freedom
    Underground Railroad
  21. His famous "March to the Sea" covered 285 miles and he was the Northern general who captured Atlanta during the Civil War.
    William Sherman
  22. He was hanged for treason and he became a martyr for the Northern abolitionists.
    John Brown
  23. He was the man who shot and killed Abraham Lincoln. Before this he was an actor. He was shot by federal troops.
    John Wilkes Booth
  24. Abraham Lincoln said, "So you're the Little woman who wrote the book that made this great war!:
    Harriet Beecher Stowe
  25. He was the victorious general of the North when the U.S. Civil War ended.
    Ulysses S. Grant
  26. The first federal law to define citizenship and guarantee equal protection under the law for all citizens, regardless of race or color.
    Civil Rights Act of 1866
  27. John Brown attempted to capture the federal arsenal here to lead a slave rebellion.
    Harpers Ferry
  28. Abraham Lincoln issued this on January 1, 1863, freeing all slaves in the Confederate states.
    Emancipation Proclamation
  29. A US federal agency established to help formerly enslave people and poor whites in the South after the Civil War.
    Freedman's Bureau
  30. Prohibits the government from denying the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
    15th Amendment
  31. This is where Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Grant ending the Civil War.
    Appomattox Courthouse
  32. A strategic war plan devised by the Union to defeat the South.
    Anaconda Plan
  33. This side in the Civil War was called the Confederacy.
    South
  34. A speech that included the dedication to the nation's founding principles of liberty and equality and the importance of preserving self-government, and the call to action for future generations to ensure the sacrifices made at this battle were no
    Gettysburg Address
  35. This was the major cause of the Civil War.
    Slavery
  36. Defines citizenship, guarantees equal protection under the law, and prevents states from denying due process.
    14th Amendment
  37. This Bill was introduced by Stephen Douglas and reopened the slavery issue and accelerated the beginning of the
    Kansas-Nebraska Act
  38. A derogatory term for Northerners who migrated to the South After the Civil War and were often accused of exploiting the South for economic and political gain.
    Carpetbaggers
  39. This book was written about the ills of slavery. Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
    Uncle Tom's Cabin
  40. She escaped to freedom following the North star and risked her life 19 times to help others escape.
    Harriet Tubman
  41. He was president of the Confederate States of America.
    Jefferson Davis
  42. Laws Southern states issued after the Civil War to restrict the rights and freedoms of newly freed African Americans to maintain a semblance of white dominance.
    Black Codes
  43. President Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan.
    10% Plan
  44. This political group was Abraham Lincoln's Party and started on the issue of limiting or abolishing slavery.
    Republican Party
  45. Became the first African American senator in 1870.
    Hiram Rhodes Revels
  46. When each region has very different priorities and needs and they make decision based only on what was best for their own region.
    Sectionalism
  47. This Southern general did not want to fight his fellow Virginians, he resigned from the U.S. Army.
    Robert E. Lee
  48. A secret network of safe houses and routes used by enslaved people to escape to freedom in the Northern US and Canada.
    Underground Railroad