People
A leader of the Underground Railroad. She also helped the Union during the Civil War as a cook, nurse, and spy.
Harriet Tubman
On some days, soldiers would travel how far on foot carrying 50 pounds in a knapsack?
25 miles
What was challenging about the attitude of some in the South following their Civil War defeat?
They were resentful of the government.
This slave took his case for freedom all the way to the Supreme Court only to have them rule that he was not considered an American citizen because he was African American, therefore he was not granted his freedom.
Dred Scott
A person who wanted to get rid of slavery is called...
An abolitionist
The leader of the Union Army. His real initials were H.U.G. but he changed his name to avoid that.
General Ulysses S. Grant
When men were not preparing for battle, they had chores to do such as...
Cleaning their equipment, preparing meals for troops, and fixing any torn uniforms.
What were black codes?
Laws created to make the lives of African Americans more difficult.
What amendment says that slavery is abolished?
The 13th amendment
Having loyalty toward a section or part of a country is called...
Sectionalism
President of the United States during the Civil War. He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at the Ford Theater.
President Abraham Lincoln
What color were the Union uniforms and what color were the Confederate uniforms?
Union = blue
Confederate = grey
What were Jim Crow laws?
Laws that segregated (or separated) blacks and whites.
What amendment says that African Americans are American citizens?
The 14th Amendment
The states between the Union and the Confederacy that were unsure about which side to be on.
Border states
Leader of the Confederate Army.
General Robert E. Lee
What were some of the medical conditions Civil War soldiers faced?
Lice, fleas, disease, infection
Name a group that formed after the Civil War that discriminated against blacks.
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
What amendment says that black men were granted the right to vote.
The 15th amendment
Taxes paid on goods being bought from other countries.
Tariffs
Became President of the United States after President Lincoln was assassinated.
President Andrew Johnson
What is the name of the plant used by Civil War doctors to ease the pain of a wound?
The xanthorrhiza plant
What farming system involved former slaves renting their land and borrowing money for planting and farming supplies, often resulting in them ending up in debt.
Sharecropping
Some black codes ignored the 15th amendment and made it difficult for black men to do what?
Vote
A large farm where crops were grown and harvested by slaves
Plantation