Union
The Commander in Chief of the Union Army
Who is President Abraham Lincoln?
The President of the Confederate States of America
Who was Jefferson Davis?
The battle that Pickett's Charge occurred in
What was the Battle of Gettysburg?
He became President after Lincoln died
Who was Andrew Johnson?
What were the Pratt Street Riots?
The declaration that all enslaved people in Southern states would be free
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
The general who led the Confederate army
Who was Robert E. Lee?
The new type of ship that fought in the Civil War
What were ironsides or ironclads?
What were literacy tests?
This Amendment ensured that slavery would end in all US states and territories
What is the 13th Amendment?
The drive from Atlanta to the Sea
What was Sherman's March?
What was the Lost Cause?
The capital city of the Confederacy, that the Union tried several times to capture
What is Richmond, Virginia?
This man sat in a "white" train car and his case went to the Supreme Court, legalizing segregation for 100 years
Who was Homer Plessy?
The areas where Lincoln did NOT free enslaved people at first, in fear that they would secede
What are border states?
The Union commander who became the 18th President
Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
The famous actor who assassinated President Lincoln
Who was John Wilkes Booth?
The strategy of destroying civilian property
What was "Total War"?
This farming system kept African American farmers in poverty even after slavery ended
What was sharecropping?
The Amendment that allowed anyone to vote regardless of race
What is the 15th Amendment?
The strategy that involved blockading the South's ports
What was the Anaconda Plan?
Robert E. Lee surrendered on this date
What was April 9, 1865?
The approximate number of Civil War battles that took place
The length of time after the Civil War ended that African Americans in the South were freely allowed to vote and run for office
This concept, which states that people who are born in America should be given all the same rights, was enshrined in the 14th amendment
What is birthright citizenship?