Economic, Social, and Political problems during Reconstruction
Legislative Reforms
Sectionalism
Growth of the U.S. Economy
100
Who is the Union leader during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
100
Most of the South was destroyed. They needed people to help on the farms, since the slaves were free.
What is this situation called?
Southern Economy
100
This agency helped by distributing food, clothes, and medical help to former slaves. They also helped create colleges and schools for African Americans. Who were they?
Freeden's Bureau
100
This state requested admission to the U.S. as a free state and Southerners threatened to secede.
Name the state.
California Debate
100
Who invented the Steamboat in 1807?
Robert Fulton
200
What was the bloodiest battle during the Civil War?
Battle of Antietam
200
What is called when African Americans and poor whites make deals with plantation owners for land?
Sharecropping
200
Granted blacks full citizenship and voting rights.
What is this Act ?
Civil Rights Act
200
It was a five-part plan by Henry Clay. What was it?
Compromise of 1850
200
Who invented the telegraph in 1837?
Samuel Morse
300
Grant forced Confederates to surrender in Vicksburg. The Union controlled Mississippi and Confederacy split.
What was this event called?
Fall of Vicksburg
300
During this time Southerners tried to treat African Americans like slaves. What were these codes called?
Black codes
300
Political party that wanted to punish the South for the Civil War. Who were they?
Radical Republicans
300
In 1859 this individual and other abolitionists attacked a federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia. They did this to start a slave rebellion. This was called?
John Brown's Raid
300
Who invented the Steel Plow in 1837?
John Deere
400
This was a famous Union victory in Pennsylvania and the Confederates never attacked in Union territory again.
What was the Battle called?
Battle of Gettysburg
400
This violent group hurt African Americans and tried to prevent from voting. Who were they?
Ku Klux Klan
400
Imposed military rule in southern states and required ratification of the 14th Amendments for readmission to the Union. Name this act?
Reconstruction Act of 1867
400
This act was made legal for southern slave catchers to retrieve their slave in the North. Name that Act?
Fugitive Slave Act
400
Who invented the Cotton Gin in 1793?
Eli Whitney
500
What is the month, day, and year that the Union General Ulysses S. Grant accepted Confederate general Robert E. Lee's surrender?
April 9th, 1865
500
Southerners who had sided with the North during the Civil War. They were called?
Scalawags
500
Helped enforce the 15th Amendment by protecting the rights of black voters. Name the Act?
Enforcement Acts of 1870 and 1871
500
Pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces fought for Kansas' vote. Hundreds of people were killed and split Kansas into two governments. What is this event called?
Bleeding Kansas
500
Factory jobs attracted many immigrants (mostly Irish, German) in 1800's; cities became culturally diverse. What is this called?