Influential Figures
This woman advocated for universal male suffrage before female suffrage
Who is Lucy Stone
Former slaves and poor whites partook in this method of employment to attempt to make some money.
What is Sharecropping
This government won the Civil War
What is the Union
The Union President during the Civil War
Who is Abraham Lincoln
This act of 1862 encouraged settlers to move West by granting 160 acres for free
What is the Homestead Act
He was the very first black senator.
Who is Hiram Revels
In the South, this group perpetrated many acts of violence in order to keep African Americans segregated.
What is the KKK
He was the commander of the Union Army, but only held that position after a few years of the war.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant
The Vice President of Abraham Lincoln
Who was Andrew Johnson
In order to provide funding for the war for the war, Congress enacted these in 1861
What are income taxes
This man was a Confederate General that led the army of Northern Virginia, and he had even gained prominence during the Mexican-American War.
Who is Robert E. Lee
After the war the Union divided the south into this many military districts.
What is 5
It was the Northernmost battle of the war and some say the turning point
What is the Battle of Gettysburg
Union Civil War hero who won the election of 1868
Who is Ulysses S. Grant
This was the amendment issued during the Civil War by President Lincoln that abolished slavery in all states rebelling from the Union.
What is the 13th Amendment
She was a civil war nurse that would later found the Red Cross
Who is Clara Barton
This document declared states could not take the rights of citizens without due process of the law.
What is the 14th Amendment
The Union victory of this battle ensured Europe would not involve themselves in the war
What is the Battle of Antietam
The only president from Pennsylvania
Who is James Buchanan
He was the first Republican president
Who is Abraham Lincoln
He was the Vice President to Jefferson Davis of the CSA. After the Civil War, he became the 50th Governor of the State of Virginia.
Who is Alexander Stephens
This prominent figure in suffrage advocated for universal male suffrage before female suffrage.
Who is Lucy Stone
For their actions in the war this regiment of African-American soldiers were represented in the movie “Glory”.
What is the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
President of the Confederate States
Who is Jefferson Davis
This was the amount of states to secede from the Union and join the Confederacy.
What is 11 states.