Civil War
This was the central cause of the American Civil War
Slavery
What battle marked the start of the Civil War?
The Battle of Fort Sumter
These three Amendments are known as the Reconstruction Amendments
13th, 14th, 15th
The separation of black people and white people was called this
Segregation
What are the FIVE founding ideals?
Liberty, Opportunity, Rights, Democracy and Equality
These were the names of the North and the South during the war
Union and Confederacy
Name the border states
Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri, West Virginia, Maryland
This group helped African Americans get on their feet once they were no longer enslaved
Freedmen's Bureau
Freed slaves in the rebelling states
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
When did the Civil War begin?
April 12th, 1861. Southern groups attacked Fort Sumter.
This was the most important agricultural product during the civil war
Known as the bloodiest day of the Civil War
The Battle of Antietam
This was a hate group that formed during Reconstruction that inflicted terror on African Americans
Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
What did the 14th Amendment state?
That every man born in the U.S. was a citizen (except Native Americans)
Why did the Civil War seem unfair to both individuals in the North and the South.
They claimed it was a "Rich man's war but a poor man's fight"
Name three advantages the North had during the war
The Union used this strategic plan to block trade, cutting off resources, and dividing the confederacy
The Anaconda Plan
What did the 13th Amendment State?
That slavery was abolished
The Freedmens Bureau was successful in (2 things)
Establishing schools, and providing food and resources for newly freed blacks.
How did both the North and South recruit soldiers.
Military Draft
Who was leader of the Confederate Army?
General Robert E. Lee
Who assassinated President Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
The 15 Amendment did what?
What is giving African Americans the right to vote?
established military rule in the former Confederate states, divided them into five military districts, and mandated new state constitutions that guaranteed voting rights for all men, regardless of race, and required ratification of the 14th Amendment
The Military Reconstruction Acts of 1867
Who won the Civil War?
The Union, The North