Important Battles of the Civil War
In April 1861, a federal fort in Charleston Harbor, was fired up and officially began the Civil War
What is the Battle of Fort Sumter
Commander of the Union Army; Commander of the Confederate Army (2 part question)
Who is Ulysses S. Grant; Robert E. Lee
This act was passed to help settle lands in the west
What is the Morrill Act of 1862
Laws passed in the south during Reconstruction to limit the opportunities for blacks
Black Codes
Freed slaves in the rebelling territories ONLY
What is the emancipation proclamation?
On July 21st, 1861, this was the first major battle of the war which led to a confederate victory. This showed both sides that this war would not be won quickly and easily
What is the Battle of Bull Run
First African American to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor; served with the 54th Massachusetts Regiment (Union) during the Civil War
Who is William Carney?
Military occupation of former confederate states, strict guidelines on representation and requirements for readmission to the Union
What is the Reconstruction Act of 1867
Southerners who worked with the Republicans and were viewed as traitors; Northerners who went to the South and became involved in the new state politics (2 part question)
Scalawags; Carpetbaggers
First African American elected to serve in the U.S senate (congress)
Who is Hiram Rhodes Revel
This battle was the bloodiest single-day battle that was in Maryland
What is the Battle of Antietam (1862)
President who opposed Congressional plans for reconstruction; Congress moved to impeach him but was found not guilty by one vote
Who is President Andrew Johnson
This act granted citizenship to persons born in the United States except Native Americans
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1866
the bureau's chief focus was to provide food, medical care, help with resettlement, administer justice, manage abandoned and confiscated property, regulate labor, and establish schools
What is the freedmen's bureau
laws passed to bypass laws created by the Radical Republicans and any other federal law that Southerners did not agree with concerning African Americans
Jim Crow Laws
This battle was considered the turning point of the war and led to a union victory - deadliest battle on American Soil
What is the Battle of Gettysburg (1863)
President of the Confederate States of America
Who is Jefferson Davis
This act stated the any citizen could occupy land
What is the Homestead Act of 1862
This plan was a strategy created by the union to blockade confederate coast to prevent imports/exports; Control Mississippi River and divide South in half
What is the Anaconda Plan
Radical Republicans introduced 3 new amendments following the civil war. What are they? (Need amendment and definition)
13th Amendment - abolished slavery throughout the nation
14th Amendment - granted citizenship to all former slaves
15h amendment - guaranteed voting rights to former slaves
This siege was a victory for the union because it allowed union soldiers to gain control of the Mississippi River; this ultimately divided the Southern States
What is the Siege of Vicksburg (1863)
South American who was a Navy seaman in the Union Navy; won the Medal of Honor for his service in the Civil War
Who is Phillip Bazaar
This act was created to break up tribes and promote assimilation of Indians to American society
What is the Dawes Act of 1887
This event occurred after the Presidential Election of 1876 when Congress formed the Electoral Commission to resolve disputed Democratic Electoral votes from the south; and unwritten compromise between the Republicans and Democrats in Congress
Two Northern Advantages in the Civil War
Two Southern Advantages in the Civil War
North Adv - larger population, mandatory conscription, strong military leaders, greater wealth, more factories, stable government
South Adv - fought on home soil, strong military leaders, skilled with guns & horses, lots of support from civilians