20-21
The firing on what Fort led to the beginning of the Civil War
Fort Sumter
What was the goal of the Emancipation Proclamation
Move the war to a higher cause to motivate troops.
Hurt the South economically
Which US branch of govt. grew in power during the war
Executive
Freedman's Bureau provided
schools, hospitals, housing, job training
Amendment that gave African American men the right to vote
15th
Name given to the 4 slave states that did not join the confederacy at the start of the war
Border
Where were slaves not freed by the Emancipation Proclamation
Border states
Estimate of the # of deaths during the war
600,000
Lincoln's reconstruction plan called the
10% plan
Amendment that allowed for citizenship and equal protection of the law
14th
Most important of the Neutral slave states and why
Maryland, nations capital
What was the best example of an African American army unit that fought
54th Mass
What happened to the economy of the North post war
industrialized/got better
Goal of Lincoln's plan
get states back ASAP
What did southerners pass to keep freed slaves in slavery
Black codes
In Maryland President Lincoln declared _______ ______ and suspended _____ ___ or the taking away of basic rights.
Martial Law/Habeas Corpus
How were African american soldiers treated
Economy of the South after the war
Devastated/ruined
Goal of the Wade-Davis Bill (congressional plan)
slow reconstruction to keep power out of the hands of the wealthy
New economic system that rented land to freed slaves in exchange for crops.
Share cropping
The policy that freed slaves in the confederacy
Emancipation Proclamation
Why did African Americans choose to fight
prove their worthiness of citizenship/equal treatment
The Civil War was the ultimate test for US ____
Democracy
Including President Johnson's plan what did all three plans have in common
abolish slavery
The way that southerners used violence and intimidation to stop the freedman bureau and the civil rights amendments
KKK