Civil War 1
The President of the Union
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
When a nation fights itself it is called?
a civil war
This marked the beginning of the civil war
What is the attack on Fort Sumter?
Who is General Robert E. Lee?
Confederacy General
How many years is, "Four Score and Seven?"
87 years
This guarantees the right to assemble
What is the 1st amendment?
The general for the Confederate Army
Who is Robert E. Lee?
This gave land to formerly enslaved men who fought for the Union
What is Special Order 15?
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Declared that slaves in the confederate states were free
What was the biggest Southern advantage during the War?
great military leaders and a trained army
What happened to the President of the North at the end of the civil war?
He was assasinated
What is "Reconstruction"?
the name given to the period after the Civil War in which the country was trying to heal and rebuild
This guarantees the right to a jury
What is the 6th amendment?
The Northern States called themselves this
What is the Union?
Name one major advantage the Union had over the Confederacy?
Larger Population, Abundant natural resources, more manufacturing and more railroads.
The name of the journey from Atlanta to Charleston that General Sherman took, killing everyone on the way
What is the March to the Sea?
Who won the civil war?
Union- the North
What is an abolitionist?
A person who wants slaves to be freed.
In what year did Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army surrender?
1865
Which was the first of the Southern States to secede?
South Carolina
This person gave the Gettysburg Address
Who is President Abraham Lincoln?
What does secede mean?
to break away from, to remove oneselve
This battle is considered the "turning point" of the war
What is/are the Battle of Gettysburg (or Vicksburg)
The belief that it was a responsibility to expand westward and take lands from the natives
What is Manifest Destiny?
This amendment granted citizenship to all
What is the 14th amendment?
What state is Gettysburg in?
Pennsylvania
This guarantees the right to unreasonable search and seizure of property
What is the 4th amendment?
The president of the Confederacy
Who is Jefferson Davis?
What is one practice that started after the Civil War and kept many poor whites and African Americans in debt?
Sharecropping
What are the KKK?
This was the major reason the Southern States finally decided to secede
What is the election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860?
Who Killed Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Who became President after Lincoln was assassinated?
His Vice President, Andrew Johnson
This amendment guaranteed all men the right to vote
What is the 15th amendment?
The general for the Union
Who is Ulysses Grant?
Where did the Confederate Army Surrender?
A farmhouse in Appomattox, Virginia
These were laws that restricted freed slaves when trying to own land, move around, and conduct business
Which of the Amendments passed during the Reconstruction Acts abolished slavery?
13th Amendment
What General made up the Anaconda Plan
Winfield Scott
What is one of the events that led up to the Civil War?
Differences between the North and South
Missouri Compromise
Bleeding Kansas
Harper's Ferry
Election of 1860
This guarantees the right to no unusual punishments
What is the 8th amendment?