Vocabulary
To withdraw or leave
This president issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863
Abraham Lincoln
This conflict started the American Civil War
Battle at Fort Sumter
This amendment abolished slavery
13th
This invention made rapid long distance communication possible
Telegraph
An era of American History where the nation had to rebuild itself after the Civil War ended
Reconstruction
This person was the General for the Confederate Army
Robert E. Lee
This executive order proclaimed that all slaves in the confederacy were to be freed
Emancipation Proclamation
This amendment gave former slaves citizenship
14th
This territory was given up by Mexico after the of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848
Mexican Cession
Laws passed in the south during reconstruction that limited the rights of African Americans
Black Codes
This person became President after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
This battle is considered the 2cd turning point of the Civil War because the Union Army took control of the Mississippi River
Battle of Vicksburg
This organization helped former slaves integrate into society by providing education, food, clothing , and medical assistance
Freedman's Bureau
True or False: George Washington was a promoter of political parties
False
A system where land owners rent their land to tenant farmers in exchange for a share of the crops
Sharecropping
This person was a general for the Union Army in the west and was tasked with burning down the South on his way to the Atlantic Ocean.
William T. Sherman
This location is where the Civil War ended when Robert E. Lee surrendered to the Union army
Appomattox Courthouse
This person was the 18th President and tried to stop the KKK during Reconstruction
Ulysses S. Grant
This principle of government allows you to choose representatives
Republicanism
The power of congress to remove the president from office
Impeach
This person was the first African American elected to the United States senate during reconstruction.
Hiram Rhodes
This speech was given by Abraham Lincoln to motivate the Union Army to keep fighting during the Civil War
Gettysburg Address
A negative term given people in the south who wanted Reconstruction to work for African Americans in the south
Scalawags
This was the first government of the United States and it was unsuccessful because of its 5 main weaknesses
Articles of Confederation