Vocabulary
formerly enslaved people who were granted freedom after the civil war.
freedmen
What happened in 1803 that almost doubled the size of the United States.
The Louisiana Purchase
What year was Abraham Lincoln elected?
1860
the act of ending a system, practice or institution
abolition
richest
What were the soldiers in the Union known as
Yankees
the group of Southern states that seceded from the United States during the Civil War
The Confederacy
What was the most controversial law in the Compromise of 1850. It required the North to "police" for the South.
The Fugitive Slave Act
What battle had 51,000 casualties and was fought from July 1-3, 1863. Lincoln gave an address here.
The Battle of Gettysburg
a change in a document; an article added to the U.S. Constitution
Amendment
The main goal of reconstruction was:
To put the country back together
What were the soldiers from the South called?
Rebels
policies created by President Andrew Johnson to reunify the country by working with former Confederate soldiers and sympathizers.
Presidential Reconstruction
Who published Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1852?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
The war ended with the surrender at where on April 9, 1865?
Appomattox Court House
an act of revolt, rebellion or resistance against a government.
insurrection
Andrew Johnson
Who was President after Johnson?
Ulysses S. Grant
members of the Republican party who were committed to equal rights for African Americans and worked to pass laws during the Reconstruction era.
Radical Republicans
Violence in Kansas over the slavery issue was known as what? For 200 bonus points what years did this take place?
Bleeding Kansas 1855-1859
What did Abraham Lincoln issue in the middle of the war? (1863)
The Emancipation Proclamation
a system of legal and extralegal measures designed to segregate African Americans and maintain white supremacy.
Jim Crow Laws
What was Johnson's approach to Reconstruction?
Lenient toward the Confederacy - did not favor Civil Rights for African Americans.
Who was President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
a plan proposed by Abraham Lincoln that required a certain percentage of voters from the 1860 election to take a loyalty oath to the Union.
The 10% plan
What was the the Supreme Court decision in 1857 that was so controversial and took an 11 year legal struggle.
The Dred Scott Decision
What was the name of the treaty that settled the Mexican- American War in 1848
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
a form of communication, usually biased or misleading that is designed to promote a particular political point of view or agenda.
propaganda
What amendments were passed during Reconstruction and what did they primarily do?
13th - freed the slaves
14th - granted citizenship (equality)
15th - right to vote
What was the capital of the Confederacy?
Richmond, VA
an agreement that ended the Reconstruction era, in which Democrats won control over the South.
Compromise of 1877
Who tried to spark a slave rebellion at Harpers Ferry and was then eventually executed for treason? He was a good speaker.
John Brown
The 14th amendment says that government must treat all people the same way. This idea is called:
equal protection or equal rights
200 extra points if you can name the two types
due process
substantive and procedural
What concept did Ferguson vs. Plessy introduce?
Separate but equal
What was Special Fields Order #15 about? Hint: 400,000 acres were abandoned in the South