Turing point battle of the Civil War because Lee’s Confederate army will never enter the North again
What is Battle of Gettysburg
100
Abolished slavery. Set all slaves Free
What is the 13th Amendment
100
Created by the South - laws which were intended of restricting African Americans' freedom, and pushed them to work in a labor economy based on low wages or debt
What are Black Codes
200
President of the Confederate States of America.
Who is Jefferson Davis?
200
Union army, led by Ulysses S. Grant, took control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederate army into two.
What is Battle of Vicksburg
200
Granted black men the right to Vote
What is the 15th Amendment
200
17th US President during the Reconstruction Era
Who is Andrew Johnson
300
First African American to receive the Medal of Honor
Who is William Carney
300
The bloodiest single day of the Civil War. Over 6 thousand killed. Also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg.
What is Battle of Antietam
300
Made cheap land available to settlers. If citizens “improved” gov’t land then after 5 years citizens could own it
What is Homestead Act of 1862
300
Connected the Great Plains to the West. Chinese immigrants helped build it..
What is the Transcontinental Railroad
400
First Hispanic to receive Medal of Honor
Who is Philip Bazaar
400
Confederate forces fired on _______________, South Carolina. Start of the Civil War.
What is Fort Sumter
400
Removed Indians to government reservations in the West
What is the Dawes Act of 1887
400
Shortly after the end of the Civil War Lincoln is assassinated by _______________________.
Who is John Wilkes Booth
500
First African American Senator, elected in 1870.
Who is Hiram Rhodes Revels
500
End of the Civil War. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant at the ______________________________ in Virginia.
What is Appomattox Courthouse
500
Granted all individuals born in the U.S. citizenship
What is the 14th Amendment
500
Commander of Union forces during the Civil War, Would become the 18th US President in 1869 and serve until the end of the Reconstruction era in 1877.