Causes
What was the main issue that caused the tension between the North and South?
Slavery
What war are all these battles part of?
The Civil War
Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the period after the Civil War called?
Reconstruction
What amendment abolished slavery?
13th Amendement
What idea supported stopping the spread of slavery into new territories?
Free Soil Ideology
Which battle gave Lincoln confidence to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
Battle of Antietam
Who became President after Lincoln was assassinated?
Andrew Johnson
What was Lincoln's plan called that allowed states to rejoin with 10% loyalty?
The 10% Plan
Which amendment gave citizenship to former slaves?
14th Amendment
What was the goal of the Southern states when they seceded?
To form their own nation (the Confederacy)
Which battle had extremely high casualties and inspired the Gettysburg Address?
Battle of Gettysburg
Which group in Congress pushed for harsher Reconstruction policies?
What system replaced slavery but kept many black farmers in poverty?
Sharecropping
Which Amendment gave black men the right to vote?
15th Amendment
What did many Southerners believe was their right regarding slavary and government power?
States' rights
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg important for the Union?
It was a turning point victory
Who was the Confederate vice president elected to Congress after the war?
Alexander Stephens
What laws restricted the rights of black Americans in the South?
Black codes
What was a major limitation of the 15th Amendment?
It did not give women the right to vote?
What economic system in the South depended heavily on enslaved labor?
Plantation agriculture
What was one major effect of Union victories late in the war?
Helped lead to Confederate defeat and the end of the war
Which leader supported Black rights and argued for voting rights during the Reconstruction debates?
Frederick Douglass
What agreement ended Reconstruction in 1877?
The Compromise of 1877
Why did Congress pass the 14th Amendment?
To protect civil rights from being denied by states