Black History Quiz Bowl

2013

249 cards   |   Total Attempts: 182
  

Cards In This Set

Front Back
AF:
The Civil War was also known as...

The War Between the States
AF:
During the Civil War, what branch of the millitary were African Americans finally allowed to join?

U.S Army
AF:
What legislative act of 1862 allowed Africans to join the Union Army?

The Militia Act
AF:
What military unit served a year without pay in the Union Army in the Civil War rather than accepting a lower wage than other soldiers?

Fifty Fourth Massachusetts Regiment
AF:
In 1864, what injustice did Congress pass a bill to rectify?

Equal pay for Black and White Soldiers
AF:
What percentage of the 180,000 African Americans soldiers were slaves or contrabands?

50%
AF:
On July 18, 1863; the 54th Massachusetts was the first Civil War black toop to lead an infantry acctack. Where was the attack?

Fort Wagner, South Carolina
AF:
Who argued "the enlistment of black soldiers would help the North win the war and would be a hug step in the fight for equal rights?"

Fredrick Douglas
AF: Fill in the Blank
During the Civil War, _______ served under the deriction of Catholic Nuns aboard the Navy Hospital ship Red Rover.

Five Black Nurses
AF:
What popular movie depicts the attack on Fort Wagner by the 54th Massachusetts Regimen?

Glory
AF: Fill in the Blank
By the end of the civil War, the Medal of Honor was awarded to ____black soldiers for their valiant efforts?
16
AF:
Name the first black to receive the Medal of Honor.
William Carney
“At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality: The Emancipation Proclamation and the March on Washington”
AF:
In 1863, this African-American became the first black surgeon in the U.S. Army. Name him.

Alexander Thomas Augusta
AF:
During the Civil War, he was a ship’s pilot and later, he became a US Congressman.

Robert Smalls
AF:
He achieved the rank of Captain in the First Louisiana Volunteer Native Guards, making him the first black Civil War officer.

James Lewis