Generals
Leading general for the Confederacy
Robert E. Lee
After this battle, often called the war's turning point, Abraham Lincoln delivered a famous speech
Battle of Gettysburg
Union president who was assassinated shortly after the war's end
Abraham Lincoln
Southern laws that made post Civil War life difficult for African Americans
Black codes (or Jim Crow laws)
Group that carried out violent acts against African Americans
Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
Abraham Lincoln's goal when the war started
Preserve the Union
Both North and South suffered from this increase in prices during the war
Inflation
Mr. Wintrone's daughter's name
Eliza
Leading general for the Union
Ulysses S. Grant
Battle in Louisiana that helped the Union control the Mississippi River
Battle of New Orleans
Confederate president
Jefferson Davis
This amendment granted freedom to all who were enslaved
13th Amendment
Northerners who traveled South to help with Reconstruction
Carpetbaggers
Number of votes by which President Johnson avoided being removed from office
Proclamation given during the war that freed all slaves in Confederate territory
Emancipation Proclamation
Pastor Raddatz's first name
Kevin
Union general who completed the "March to the Sea"
William Tecumseh Sherman
This battle featured the single bloodiest day of the war, with 23,000 total casualties
Battle of Antietam
President who didn't have much power and was almost removed from office
Andrew Johnson
This amendment granted voting rights to all male citizens
15th Amendment
Southern citizens who supported Reconstruction efforts
Scalawags
Capital of the Confederacy
Richmond, VA
Name one of the border states
MO, KY, MD, DE, WV
Number of years Mr. Wintrone has taught at St. John (including this year)
6
Confederate general known for holding strong at the First Battle of Bull Run
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
At this "battle", the first shots of the war were fired
Battle of Fort Sumter
Former general who became president
Ulysses S. Grant
This amendment granted full citizenship to all individuals born in the U.S.
14th Amendment
Secretary of War who was fired by President Johnson, but set up camp in his office for a while
Edwin Stanton
Ill-fated Confederate attack during the Battle of Gettysburg
Pickett's Charge
Name one voting restriction that Southern leaders implemented to make voting difficult for African Americans
Poll tax, literacy tests, or grandfather clauses
This year's school theme verse (Bible reference)
Ephesians 4:32
Ambrose Burnside
These two ironclad ships fought it out at sea, with no clear winner
Monitor and Merrimack
President who won his election due to a compromise
Rutherford ("Rutherfraud") B. Hayes
This act, passed by a Republican congress, almost got President Johnson removed from office
Tenure of Office Act
Candidate who almost defeated Rutherford B. Hayes in the 1876 election
Samuel Tilden
Town in which General Lee surrendered to General Grant
Appomattox Court House, VA
Number of deaths due to the war
Over 600,000
Current St. John students who are children or grandchildren of current St. John teachers
Matthew Thies, Michael Thies, Colby Rockwell, Emma Eckhart, John Smith