Vocabulary
the army who fought for the northern states
What was the Union Army?
the President who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
1860
When was Abraham Lincoln elected president?
this Amendment ended slavery
What is the 13th Amendment?
the period of rebuilding after the Civil War
What is the Reconstruction?
the army who fought for the southern states
What was the Confederate Army?
a woman, born into slavery, who helped hundreds of slaves escape to freedom
Who was Harriet Tubman?
1861
When did the Civil War begin?
this Amendment says that all people born in the United States are citizens
What is the 14th Amendment?
the idea that the government must treat all people the same way
What is equal protection?
when a state left the United States
What is to "secede"?
the general for the Union army who helped the northern states win the war
Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
1863
When did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
this Amendment says that all male adults can vote
What is the 15th Amendment?
fair treatment by the government
What is "due process"?
people who had no freedom
Who were slaves?
1865
When did the Civl War end? or When was the 13th Amendment passed?
the part of due process dealing with what the law says
What is "substantive due process"?
a document that freed the slaves in the South
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
1870
When was the 15th Amendment passed?
the part of due process dealing with how the law is enforced
What is "procedural due process"?