Civil War
Who fought in the Civil War?
The North and South states in America
What was the deadliest war in American history?
The Civil War
Abraham Lincoln was president during the _____ War.
Civil War
TRUE OR FALSE: The North and South states were happy after the Civil War ended.
FALSE
What did the 13th amendment do?
Abolish slavery
What was the Confederacy?
The Southern states
Where did the fighting start?
Fort Sumter South Carolina
False: Lincoln supported the North.
Many people wanted the South to be punished for trying to leave the Union.
Other people, however, wanted to forgive the South. Who wanted to forgive the South?
Abraham Lincoln
White people made life very hard for _____ even after slavery was abolished.
Black people
What was the Union?
The Northern states
Who was the South's/Confederate's military leader?
General Robert E. Lee
The Southern states did not want Lincoln to be president. Why?
Because Lincoln wanted to get rid of slavery and the South wanted to keep their slaves.
Abraham Lincoln said that if ___% of the voters in a state supported the Union, then a state could join back.
10%
Many southern states began to pass Black _____.
These were laws that prevented black people from voting, going to school, owning land, and even getting jobs.
Black Codes
What were the North and South fighting about?
The South wanted more power, and they didn't want to lose their slaves.
Who won the Civil War?
The Union/ North
On January 1, 1863 Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
This was an order that did what in the Confederate States?
The Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves in the South.
Abraham Lincoln said the Southern states had to make ______ illegal if they wanted to join back with the North.
Slavery
Jim Crow Laws were later designed to keep black people and white people ____.
apart, separate
Who was president during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the Gettysburg Address?
Abraham Lincoln's speech about how the Civil War was about fighting for freedom and equality
Who killed Abraham Lincoln and why did he do it?
John Wilkes Booth
He killed Lincoln because he thought he was going to destroy the South.
Who became president after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated?
Andrew Johnson
What was segregation?
What were some things that were segregated?
Segregation kept white people and black people separate or apart in public places such as schools, transportation, restrooms, and restaurants.