The Presidents
Who shot President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865?
John Wilkes Booth
The 54th Massachusetts regiment earned its fame from the heroic battle at :
Fort Wagner
The Amendment that abolished slavery is:
13th Amendment
Who suggested the idea to give 40 acres to freedmen
General William Tecumseh Sherman
How long did Reconstruction Last?
12 years
After Lincoln's assassination who became President?
Andrew Johnson
The turning point at the Battle of Gettysburg?
Pickett's Charge
The 15th Amendment granted
the right to vote to African- American men
In 1861 the federal government established the first__________________ a collections of money from earnings.
income tax
Reconstruction is the process
to readmit the Confederate state to the Union after the Civil War
Why was Johnson, a Democrat, Lincoln's vice president? (Remember: Lincoln was a Republican)
To help Lincoln win the support of the Border States during the election
The first battle mentioned in the book "Soldier's Heart" takes place in Manassas, Virginia and was called
Bull Run
The North and South passed laws of ______________, also known as the draft.
Conscription
The South faced _________________ during the Civil War which is the cost of goods going up and the value of the dollar going down.
Inflation
These limited freedom of former slaves
black codes
Why was President Johnson Impeached?
he fired his secretary of war, without approval of the Senate
Over ___________ soldiers fought at Gettysburg during the 3 day battle.
165,000
All born in the US would have "equal protection of the laws"
14th Amendment
General Lee decides to attack the North because:
He needed boots and food for his soldiers
Southern Republicans who supported Radical Reconstruction where called?
Scalawags
President Johnson promised amnesty to the Southerners who fought in the Civil War. What does the work amnesty mean?
official pardon
This victory by Grant and the Union on July 4, 1863 gave the Union Control of the Mississippi.
Siege of Vicksburg
In 1861 the federal government established the first__________________ a collections of money from earnings.
income tax
The government issued the first paper money known as:
Greenbacks
Northerners who went South after the Civil War to find financial or political opportunity
Carpetbaggers