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Who was Harriet Tubman?
An escaped slave who risked her life to save the lives of other slaves by helping them escape using the underground railroad.
100
What are Carpetbaggers?
Northerners who packed their belongings in "carpetbags" and went to the South to exploit the business opportunities there.
100
Why did the South lose the war from an economic standpoint?
They had less men, money, and resources.
100
What is the 13th Amendment?
The Amendment that freed the slaves.
100
Who fired the first shot in the war? (North or South)
The South.
200
Who was the first President to be impeached?
President Andrew Johnson.
200
What is a scallywag?
A white southerner who cooperated with northerners, generally for personal profit.
200
What was the difference between Johnson and Lincoln's views on bringing the South back into the union?
Lincoln was much more lenient in bringing the South back into the union, and wanted it to be over as quickly as possible. Johnson wanted more punishment and stricter regulations for the South to rejoin the union.
200
What is the 15th Amendment?
The Amendment that gave blacks the right to vote.
200
What were the Black Codes?
Laws that were meant to restrict the African American's freedom in the South.
300
Who was Frederick Douglass and what did he do?
He was an escaped slave who devoted his life to the cause of freedom, and helped establish the underground railroad. He also advised Abraham Lincoln during the civil war and created the newspaper called, "The North Star."
300
What is sharecropping?
Slavery by another name. Landowner allows a tenant to use their land in return for a share of the crops grown.
300
Why is William T. Sherman infamous?
He burned the cities he conquered. (Including parts of Georgia.)
300
What was the emancipation proclamation?
The proclamation that freed the slaves (but only in the deep South, not on the border states).
300
Who published Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe.
400
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
He was both a U.S. General (northern) and a President of the United States. He helped stabilize the nation during reconstruction and defeated Robert E. Lee.
400
What was the KKK?
An organization that fought for white power and privilege.
400
What is the Sand Creek Massacre?
An unprovoked battle fought against the Native Americans during the Civil War.
400
What is the Compromise of 1850?
A compromise that both amended the fugitive slave act, and divided the states as either free or slave, but left new states unaddressed.
400
What is unique about the Gettysburg Address compared to modern presidential addresses?
It was extremely short.
500
What was the motive behind Abraham Lincoln's emancipation proclamation?
The main motive for his proclamation was to gain an advantage in the war effort. Though freeing the slaves was a good consequence, the real reason he did it was to give the South an opportunity to stop fighting.
500
Define popular sovereignty.
A political system in which all the power is in the hands of the people.
500
Why did the South lose the war, in the military aspect?
They lost because they were fighting with the wrong mentality. They should have fought to delay and to not lose, but they fought to win. They didn't use the tactics that George Washington used against the British.
500
What was the Homestead Act of 1867?
An act that encouraged western migration by providing free land to settlers.
500
What 3 things did the Dred Scott decision say?
The court case said 3 things: Slaves were property, Blacks were not citizens, and the government had no right to free the slaves.
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