Civil War
With this act, Abraham Lincoln made the freeing of slaves a specific goal of the war for the North
Emancipation Proclamation
This is the location in which General Robert E Lee ultimately surrendered to Ulysses S Grant
Appomattox Courthouse
Lincoln's proposal for Reconstruction in his final days, which was largely seen as too lenient on the South by many Republicans
Lincoln's 10% Plan
This terrorist organization was established in Reconstruction South to attack black and white Republicans
Ku Klux Klan
Andrew Carnegie was responsible for bringing this "Steel-Manking" technique to the United States
Bessemer Process
This plan of the North had 3 parts: to Capture Richmond, to set up a Blockade, and to Divide the South in two
Anaconda Plan
This Union General was noted for his "ruthless" March to the Sea, destroying property and land in the Deep South (Georgia)
William T Sherman
During Presidential Reconstruction, the South was given the freedom to pass these laws which restricted the freedoms of newly freed blacks
Black Codes
Daily Double!!!!
This law was passed by Republicans in an attempt to Impeach Andrew Johnson. It stated that a President is not allowed to remove a member of his own cabinet without Senate Approval
What is it called when a business attempts to control all phases of production
Vertical Integration
This Speech by Lincoln outlined the moral cause of the North in 1863: to have a "new birth of freedom"
Gettysburg Address
This advancement in technology is largely responsible for the large death toll in the civil war
Grooved Rifle
In this arrangement, a former slave would work on the owners land for a modest salary, but would ultimately have to pay most of this money back to the "Employer" for external "costs"
Sharecropping
This term was used by southerners to describe other southerners who were traitors to the South
Scalawag
Who was the founder and operator of the Standard Oil Company
John D Rockefeller
This turning point battle was won by the North, ultimately allowing them to control the Mississippi River
Vicksburg
This Turning point battle was a decisive defeat for Robert E Lee...ultimately destroying his capacity to ever invade the North again
Battle of Gettysburg
This Government institution was established by the Republicans to help former slaves adjust to their new lives as Freedmen
Freedmen's Bureau
This was a term used by Southerners to describe northerners who "invaded" the South after the Civil War
Carpetbaggers
In an attempt to make trade much more efficient, the Federal Government passed this provision making all railroad widths the same
Standard National Gauge
This Battle is still known as the deadliest day in American History
Antietam
This was the first battle of the Civil War
Fort Sumter
This Amendment to the Constitution stated that anyone born in the United States would now be considered a citizen
14th Amendment
With the Bargain of 1877, the north agreed to remove the army from the South in return for this man becoming president
Rutherford B Hays
This concept outlined the principle the the successful are successful because of their work ethic, and the unsuccessful and unsuccessful due to their inability to adapt
Social Darwinism