Causes
Why were southerners opposed to abolishing the institution of enslaed people?
It would ruin the economy
In the Compromise of 1877 that ended Reconstruction, Republicans agreed to
withdraw federal troops from the South
What role did states’ rights play in the causes of the Civil War?
Southern states argued that they had the right to govern themselves and make their own decisions about slavery without interference from the federal government.
What was the main purpose of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
The main purpose of the 13th Amendment, ratified in 1865, was to officially abolish slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States, except as punishment for a crime. It marked the legal end of slavery nationwide.
What political party did the North follow during and after the Civil War? Hint: there are 2 major parties
Republicans
The Freedman’s Bureau was established to:
provide former enslaved people with food, clothing, and education
What is Conscription or the Draft?
Forcing people to serve in the military during a time of national crisis
This election event triggered the Secession Crisis that directly caused the war
Election of Lincoln
Who led a march from Atlanta to Savannah that destroyed buildings, farmland, and homes? Hint, they named a tank after him
General William T. Sherman
The amendment, which made "all persons born or naturalized in the United States" citizens of the country, was the
14th
What happened to the southern economy during the war?
High Inflation drove up prices
What event directly led to the start of Reconstruction in the United States?
The end of the Civil War in 1865 led to Reconstruction. After the Union’s victory, the nation needed to rebuild the South, reintegrate the former Confederate states into the Union, and address the status and rights of newly freed African Americans.
Who lead the Raid on Harper's Ferry? Hint:JB
John Brown
were codes that were designed to give the state control over blacks' behavior, and particularly, their labor. They placed harsh economic and social restrictions on the blacks.
Black Codes or Jim Crow Laws
What was the twelve-year period following the U.S. Civil War in which the South's social, economic, and political systems had to be rebuilt?
Reconstruction