Vocabulary
to get rid of something, to formally put an end to something
abolish
The most controversial issue facing 19th century America
slavery
Turning point of the Civil War
The plan to return Southern states to the Union/put the "puzzle pieces" back together to restore the South after the Civil War
Split the South into 5 military districts governed by military leaders
an institution in which on person controls the body, life, and destiny of another person without their consent
slavery
Name 2 major abolitionists
Frederick Douglass
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman
Olaudah Equiano
What was the significance of the Battle of Fort Sumter?
First act of violence of the Civil War
Lincoln's plan to have 10% of voters in the Southern states swear loyalty to the Union to restore their statehood
10 Percent Plan
Being loyal to your section of the country; being loyal to the North or South
sectionalism
To leave a country/leave the union
secede
Book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that showed the reality of slavery in the South and changed public opinion on slavery
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Name of the Union’s plan to strangle the South into submission by cutting off their access to ports for importing and exporting
Anaconda plan
What 3 major things did the Freedman's Bureau do right after the Civil War?
Reunite families separated by slavery and war
Negotiate fair labor contracts between freedmen and white landowners
Represent African Americans in court
What was the Compromise of 1877?
An agreement between Democrats and Republican that allowed Republican Hayes to become president if Reconstruction in the South was ended
A Southerner who voted Republican after the Civil War and was seen as a traitor to the South
scalawag
DAILY DOUBLE
What was the result of Dred Scott v Sanford?
the Supreme Court decided that Scott was property, not a person, and therefore could not sue in federal court
What is the significance of the Battle of Antietam?
Deadliest single day battle
Gave Lincoln the confidence for the Emancipation Proclamation
Give 2 examples of black codes and explain them
Curfew
Vagrancy laws
Labor contracts
Land restrictions
List 3 results of Reconstruction
Union is restored
A.A. gain citizenship and voting rights
South's economy and infrastructure are improved
Southern states est a public school system
KKK and other groups terrorize A.A
Sharecropping takes hold in the South
A Northerner who moved South after the Civil War and voted Republican
carpetbagger
Slavery
Taxes
Weather
Population
How many casualties resulted from the Civil War?
620,000
Explain the 13th, 14th, AND 15th Amendments
Ends slavery
Birthright citizenship
Voting regardless of race (if male)
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do immediately? What was its intended affect on the South?
Freed slaves only in states that were rebelling against the Union
Make the war officially about slavery and prevent the South from finding European allies