Leaders & Battles
Who was the president and main general of the Union during the Civil War?
President Abraham Lincoln and General Ulysses S. Grant
What was the Union’s strategy to blockade the South and control the Mississippi called?
The Anaconda Plan
What was Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction called?
The 10% Plan
What did the 13th Amendment do?
Abolished slavery
What was sharecropping?
A farming system that often kept freedmen in debt
Who was the Confederate president and top general?
President Jefferson Davis and General Robert E. Lee
What famous speech did Lincoln give after Gettysburg?
The Gettysburg Address
Why did Radical Republicans dislike President Andrew Johnson?
He was too lenient on the South and vetoed reforms
What did the 14th Amendment guarantee?
Citizenship and equal protection for all
What were Northerners who moved South during Reconstruction called?
Carpetbaggers
What battle was the bloodiest single day of the Civil War?
The Battle of Antietam
What document freed slaves in Confederate states?
The Emancipation Proclamation
What law divided the South into military districts?
The Reconstruction Acts of 1867
What did the 15th Amendment grant?
Voting rights for African American men
What law segregated blacks from whites in the South?
Jim Crow laws
What was the turning point battle where the Union stopped Lee’s invasion of the North?
The Battle of Gettysburg
What campaign involved destroying everything from Atlanta to Savannah?
Sherman’s March to the Sea (Total War)
What action did Johnson take that led to his impeachment?
He violated the Tenure of Office Act
What were Black Codes?
Laws that limited the rights of freedmen
What event officially ended Reconstruction?
The Compromise of 1877 (Hayes becomes President)
Where did General Lee surrender to General Grant, ending the Civil War?
Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia
What riot broke out in the North over the draft?
The Draft Riots of 1863
What group wanted to punish the South and protect freedmen's rights?
Radical Republicans
What organization helped freedmen with food, education, and jobs?
The Freedmen’s Bureau
What was the name of the railroad that connected the U.S. coast to coast?
The Transcontinental Railroad