Civil War Vocabulary
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100
This word means a conflict between citizens of the same country
What is civil war
100
This is where the first shots of the Civil War were fired in South Carolina in April, 1861
What is Fort Sumter
100
He was the president of the Confederacy
Who is Jefferson Davis
100

This person was president at the beginning of Reconstruction and was much more lenient to the South than Republicans wanted

Who is Andrew Johnson?

100

This was the era of Reconstruction as it was lead by Andrew Johnson, which saw the South be reconstructed in a more lenient manner. 

What is Presidential Reconstruction?

200
These were states where slavery was legal, but they did not secede from the Union
What are border states
200
This was the first battle of the war, in July 1861 in Virginia.
What is the Battle of Bull Run
200
He was the top Confederate general during the war, and won numerous victories against the Union army
Who is Robert E. Lee
200

This person was president during Radical Reconstruction and struck down the KKK with the U.S. military

Who is Ulysses S. Grant?

200

This set free all slaves, but left a loophole open for slavery as a punishment for a crime.

What is the 13th Amendment?

300
This word means to close a port and prevent imports or exports; the North did this successfully during the Civil War
What is a blockade
300
This was the bloodiest battle of the war, fought for three days in Pennsylvania in July 1863
What is Gettysburg
300
He captured Vicksburg, then became the top Union general; called "The Butcher", he finally defeated Lee's army and won the war for the Union
Who is Ulysses S. Grant
300

This person returned to the Senate after a vicious beating and became a leader for the Radical Republicans, taking on the South to reconstruct them.

Who is Charles Sumner?

300

Andrew Johnson was the first president to face this constitutional process for removing a federal official for "high crimes and misdemeanors" 

What is impeachment?

400
This word means to cut off and remove a limb or body part; very common during the Civil War
What is amputation
400
The capture of this city on the Mississippi River in July 1863 was essential to the Union victory.
What is Vicksburg
400
He died after being accidentally shot by his own men at Chancellorsville; it was a huge loss for the Confederacy.
Who is Stonewall Jackson
400

This person purchased Alaska from Russia for 7.2 million, the purchase became known as their "folly"

Who is William Seward?

400

This law passed by Congress was pushed through by Ulysses S. Grant in an attempt to help protect the freedman by striking at organizations dedicated to oppressing them.

What is the Klu Klux Klan Act? 

500
This word means complete destruction of an entire land; not just military but civilian as well; Sherman's March to the Sea
What is total war
500
This was the location of the Lee's surrender to Grant in 1865 in Virginia.
What is Appomattox Courthouse
500
She was a Civil War nurse, and later founded the American Red Cross
Who is Clara Barton
500

This person ended Reconstruction in a deal that saw them elected president.

Who is Rutherford B. Hayes?

500

This era in US history saw wealth and prosperity skyrocket but only in the hands of Robber Barons and corruption was everywhere.

What is the Gilded Age?

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