Civil War Resources
This side held 85% of factories and 70% of railroad tracks at the start of the Civil War
What is the North (Union)?
This initial 1861 battle proved to both sides that a quick victory in the Civil War was impossible.
What is the First Battle of Bull Run?
This Reconstruction amendment permanently abolished slavery throughout the entire United States.
What is the 13th Amendment?
Southern state legislatures passed these laws immediately after the war to control freedmen and restrict their labor.
What are the Black Codes?
In his Second Inaugural Address, President Lincoln urged a healing peace "with malice toward none, with ________ for all".
What is charity?
General Robert E. Lee decided to lead Confederate forces primarily out of loyalty to this native state.
What is Virginia?
The Union's multi-step plan to blockade Southern ports and divide the Confederacy was named after this creature.
What is the Anaconda Plan?
Established in 1865, this agency provided food, medical care, and over 1,000 schools for former slaves.
What is the Freedmen's Bureau?
This secret society formed in the South used hooded robes, threats, and violence to stop Black Americans from voting.
What is the Ku Klux Klan (KKK)?
Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation specifically declared freedom for enslaved people living in these areas.
What are Confederate states / states in rebellion?
This cash crop made up 96% of Southern agricultural production and 56% of total U.S. export value in 1860.
What is cotton?
This 1863 Union victory gave the North complete control over the Mississippi River.
What is the Battle of Vicksburg?
This amendment granted citizenship to all persons born in the U.S. and guaranteed equal protection under the law.
What is the 14th Amendment?
Southern states required citizens to pay this fee before casting a ballot to prevent Black citizens from voting.
What is a poll tax?
When Lincoln stated "Four score and seven years ago," he was referencing this 1776 document.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Before becoming President of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis represented Mississippi in this political body.
What is the U.S. Senate?
Heavy troop losses at this battle in Pennsylvania convinced General Lee to never again invade Northern territory.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
Passed over Johnson's veto, this 1867 law divided the South into 5 military districts ruled by federal troops.
What is the Military Reconstruction Act?
This 1896 Supreme Court ruling established the legal doctrine of "separate but equal".
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
Congress passed these 1870–1871 laws to combat violence and voter intimidation by groups like the KKK.
What are the Enforcement Acts?
During the Civil War, this was the single greatest cause of death for soldiers on both sides.
What is disease?
[DAILY DOUBLE] General Sherman’s destructive march through Georgia was a famous example of this military tactic.
What is total war?
The 15th Amendment guaranteed that the right to vote could not be denied based on these three conditions.
What are race, color, or previous condition of servitude?
Reconstruction officially ended in 1877 after President Hayes agreed to take this action in the South.
What is withdrawing all remaining federal troops?
African Americans leaving the South after Reconstruction were pulled to Northern and Western regions by this primary hope.
What is the hope of better opportunities (or economic/political equality)?