Harpers Ferry Jeopardy

1. Harpers Ferry Jeopardy

2. Storer College/Niagara Movement General History Civil War John Brown 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500

3. Row 1, Col 1 What are West Virginia, Maryland, and Virginia? Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is located in these three states.

4. 1,2 What is Washington, D.C.? Both armies (or sides) wanted to occupy Harpers Ferry throughout the Civil War because of its proximity to this major city.

5. 1,3 What is 1859? In which of the following years did John Brown raid Harpers Ferry, Virginia: 1849 1859 1865

6. 1,4 What is anyone, no matter their race, gender, or religion? Storer College opened as “Storer Normal School” in 1867. It provided education to which of the following groups: 1. Anyone, no matter their race, gender, or religion 2. Veterans who had been forced to quit school when the Civil War broke out 3. Local enslaved people who needed to learn the basics of reading and writing

7. 2,1 Who is Robert Harper? This man is the namesake of Harpers Ferry. He settled here in 1747.

8. 2,2 What is the U.S. Armory? In April 1861, just as the Civil War started, Confederate troops under Thomas Jonathan Jackson took the machinery from which of the following factories: The U.S. Armory The Cotton Mill The Saw Mill

9. 2,3 What are the Armory, Arsenal, Rifle Works, etc.? Name two of the facilities that John Brown targeted during his raid of Harpers Ferry. (Hint: two of them begin with the letter A.)

10. 2,4 What is John Brown’s Fort? In 1910 this building was moved from the Murphy Farm to the campus of Storer College. It remained there until 1968.

11. 3,1 What are the C&O Canal National Historical Park and the Appalachian National Scenic Trail? These two other national parks go through Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.

12. 3,2 What is 1862? Prior to the Battle of Antietam, the Union garrison at Harpers Ferry fell to the Confederate troops. In what year did this occur?

13. 3,3 What is Maryland? John Brown lived in a farmhouse in this nearby state during the months leading up to his raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia.

14. 3,4 What is 1906? The Niagara Movement, an organization that demanded equal rights for African Americans, came to Harpers Ferry in which of the following years: 1914 1964 1906

15. 4,1 Who is Thomas Jefferson? In 1783 he visited Harpers Ferry and stated “the view is worth a voyage across the Atlantic.” (Hint: A very large rock is named after him.)

16. 4,2 What is a hospital? During the Civil War the cotton mill on Virginius Island was used as this type of relief organization. (Hint: Each floor of the mill was a different ward)

17. 4,3 What are to free slaves, to capture weapons from the U.S. Armory and Arsenal, etc.? This is one of the reasons why John Brown chose Harpers Ferry for his raid.

18. 4,4 Who was Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois? This man was the leader of the Niagara Movement.

19. 5,1 What is a National Monument? In 1944 Harpers Ferry became which of the following: A National Monument A State Park A tourist attraction

20. 5,2 What are Virginia and the Confederate States of America? The state and the country where Harpers Ferry was located from April 17, 1861 to June 20, 1863.

21. 5,3 What are 21 men? Of the following which did John Brown bring with him to Harpers Ferry: 21 men 21 guns 21 slaves

22. 5,4 What is Brown vs. Board of Education? Storer College lost its state and federal funding and had to close its doors in 1955. This happened because in 1954 this Supreme Court case ended desegregation in schools.