Appomattox
Who was the general that surrendered at Appomattox?
General Robert E. Lee
Who led Sherman's March?
William T. Sherman
An organization created after the Civil War to help newly freed African Americans.
Freedmen's Bureau
What does KKK stand for?
KuKluxKlan
Laws that discriminated against African Americans were called what?
Blackcodes
Who was the general who accepted the surrender at Appomattox?
Ulysses S. Grant
Destroying anything that can help in winning the war is called what?
Total War
Education was seen as...
a symbol of hope and freedom
A hate group formed to scare and harass African Americans.
The KKK
This amendment stopped slavery.
13th Amendment
Where did the surrender happen?
A Court House
What did Sherman's March destroy?
Crops and railroads
What did the Freedmen's Bureau build to help African Americans?
Schools
Name one of the two ways to stop African Americans from voting.
Poll tax, or literacy test
The 15th Amendment gave African Americans the right to do what?
Vote
What were the conditions laid out by the Union in the surrender?
Give up your weapons, go home, and keep your horses.
Where did Sherman's March start?
Atlanta
Name two of the three main ways the Freedmen's Bureau helped African Americans.
Help find jobs, help reunite families, build schools/provide an education
The KKK consisted mostly of what kind of people?
White Southern Males
What did the 14th Amendment do?
Grant Citizenship to African Americans
Who was Abraham Lincoln assassinated by?
John Wilkes Booth
Where did Sherman's March end?
Atlantic Ocean
How did the Freedmen's Bureau help reunite families?
They sent out messages across the United States
What is it called when a black person is killed for no reason, usually by hanging?
Lynching
What is an amendment?
A permanent change to the constitution