CW Battles
Where were the "first shots" of the Civil War fired?
What was at the Battle of Fort Sumter (1861)?
Abraham Lincoln was the first _______ to win the presidency in 1860.
What is Republican?
Robert E. Lee was _______?
What is the Commander of the Confederate Army?
What was the effect of share-cropping on the newly freed slaves after the Civil War?
What is it created long-term debt for formerly enslaved farmers?
True or False? The 13th Amendment (1865) to the Constitution outlawed the practice of slavery throughout the United States.
What is TRUE?
Why was the Battle of Vicksburg (1863) an important victory for the North?
What is it gave the North control of the Mississippi River?
What did Lincoln say to attract voters in slave-holding states?
What is Lincon stated that he would allow slavery to continue in states where it was already legal, but would prohibit slavery from expanding to newly acquired US territories.
Ullyses S. Grant was ______?
What is the Commander of the Union Army?
How did the building of railroads in the North effect the Union during the Civil War?
What is it increased the speed of moving troops and supplies during the war?
What were the effects of the ratification of the 14th Amendment?
Name 2
What is it:
1) Gave citizenship to the newly freed slaves, and
2) The 14th Amendment overturned the Dred Scott decision (1857) of the Supreme Court
In what state was the Battle of Gettysburg (1863) fought?
What is Pennsylvania?
What effect did the Emancipation Proclamation (1863) have on Union goals for the war?
What is it shifted the Union’s goal toward ending slavery as well as preserving the nation?
Why was Hiram Rhodes Revels an important figure in US History?
What was Revels was the first African-American to serve in the US Senate?
How did the North limit the South's ability to sell cotton to Europe during the Civil War?
What is the North used a naval blockade to prevent any Southern exports or imports?
What was the effect of the ratification of the 15th Amendment
What is the 15th Amendment gave sufferage to African-American men?
Which battle was the first MAJOR battle of the Civil War? It showed that the war would not be over quickly.
What was the First Battle of Bull Run (July 1861)?
What effect did Abraham Lincoln's assassination have on the policy of Reconstruction?
What is it increased the political power of the Radical Republicans in Congress?
What was a "carpetbagger"?
What is a Northerner who moved to the South after the war to profit from Reconstruction?
Who was president of the Confederate States of America (1861-65)?
Who was Jefferson Davis?
What were the "Black Codes" passed by the South during Reconstruction?
What are laws that restricted the rights of African-Americans in the South?
Where did the Civil War end?
What is the surrender of Gen. Lee and the South at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia on April 9, 1865?
True or False? Lincoln wanted to punish the South after the Civil War to make the South pay for starting the war.
FALSE.
Lincoln wanted to treat the South with "charity" and "kindness" after the Civil War (Second Inaugural Address).
What was a "scalawag"?
What is a Southerner who supported the Reconstruction plans of the North?
They were hated by fellow Southerners!
Who was president of the Union during the Civil War?
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
What was the Freedmen's Bureau?
What was a governmental agency that helped newly freed African-Americans with education, medical care, employment opportunities, and legal advice?