Causes of Civil War
Why did southern states want to secede?
Lincolns victory in the election
Assassinated Lincoln in 1865, Washington D.C
John Wilkes Booth
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
Which side needed most help after the war ended?
(North/South)
South
What did the 13 amendment do?
It made slavery illegal.
How did the Nullification crisis play a role in the civil war?
It drifted the North and South and the states wanted more power than the government.
Who was Pauline Cushman?
She acted as a spy for the Union
What was the bloodiest day of the civil war know as?
The Battle of Antietam
Which Reconstruction amendment did Plessy v.Ferguson decision violate?
It violated the 14 amendment because it said the U.S would treat everyone the same.
What were some effects of Jim Crow laws?
African Americans had trouble getting jobs and freedom.
Why did the south fire upon Fort Sumter?
Lincoln sent supplies to a union controlled Fort Sumter located in the south.
Who won the election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
New bullets that had better range and accuracy.
Minie Balls
The group that provided Food,Camps, and Clothing to civilians after the Civil War ended?
Freedmen's Bureau
Appomattox Court House
In 1860 South Carolina voted to secede from the union, What were 2 states that joined them? (There are 6)
Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas
The leader of the event that left the south in rubbish? (Burned cities and torched stuff that enemies might use).
William Sherman
What was the name of the war strategy the union used?
Anaconda Plan
What did the 15th amendment do?
It allowed all men to vote,
What did victory mean to the Union?
They controlled the Mississippi River and isolated Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas from the rest of the Confederacy.