African American..
What was the official black regiment in the union Army
54th Massachusetts Regiment
When was the proclamation issued
When is January 1st 1863
Who was the president of the United States during the Civil war?
Who was Abraham Lincoln.
What laws restricted black freedoms after the war?
What are Black codes
Which amendment abolished slavery
What is the 13th Amendment
About how many African Americans served in the union army???
180,000
What year was the emancipation proclamation ratified ?
What is 1865
Who was the president of the the Confederacy?
Who is Jefferson Davis.
What period was after the civil war called
Reconstruction period
Which amendment gave citizenship and equal protection under the law?
What is the 14th Amendment
Who was Harriet Tubman and what role did she play?
She was an abolitionist and spy for the army
She also freed the slaves.....
Why didn't it free people in the unions military
Only applied to Confederate states...
Who was the top Confederate General?
Who was Robert E. Lee.
What group used violence to stop black people?
What is the The Ku Klux Klan
Which amendment gave black men the right to vote??
What is the 15th amendment
Which law forced Northerners to return escaped enslaved people?
What is the Fugitive Slave act
What president signed the emancipation proclamation
Abraham lincoln
Who commanded the union army at the end of the war and accepted Lee's Surrender?
Who was Ulysses S. Grant.
What year did reconstruction stop?
When is 1877
What amendment allowed women to vote
What is the 19th amendment
What was the name of the newspaper Frederick Douglass founded
The north star
What year was the proclamation signed
It was signed in 1863
Which abolitionist escaped slavery and became a famous speaker and writer?
Who was Fredrick Douglas....
Did black soldiers have the freedom to fight in the same units as the white union units ? Yes or No
No
Which three amendments are known as the "Reconstruction Amendments"?
What is the 13th, 14th, 15, Amendments