War Begins
True or False: The Union thought the war would be over after the Battle of Bull Run
True
Which had the stronger navy: North or South?
North
What is Juneteenth
A date celebrated as the end of slavery- Two years after the Emancipation Proclamation
What is sharecropping
limited the economic opportunities of Black Americans by trapping them in a system of tenant farming
What is a carpetbagger?
An offensive term for Norhterners who migrated to the South to profit from rebuilding.
What contributed to the high fatalty of the Battle of Antietam
Geography & rifle technology
What was important to Lincoln during the war (hint: the answer is not slavery).
Preserving the Union
How did the end of slavery impact the economy of the Confederacy?
What are black codes?
restricted where Black Americans could live, work, and travel
Which day did enslaved people from Texas learn of their freedom that is celebrated today for recognizing Black American's independence?
June 19th (Juneteenth)
The draft (increased/decreased) morale
decreased
True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation freed all enslaved people in the US
FALSE (only in the Confederacy)
What impact did Sherman's March to the Sea have?
Destroyed Southern infrastructure and hope for victory
What set of laws limited Black Americans in where they could live, work, and travel?
Black Codes
Which state was the first to secede?
South Carolina
Which speech by Lincoln honored soldiers by Lincoln asking to continue to fight to preserve the Union and our democracy?
Gettysberg Address
What did the 13th amendment do?
Abolish slavery
What is the name of the federal program that helped Black Americans post-slavery by doing things like providing schools, hospitals, etc.
Freedmen's Bureau
What is sharecropping?
a practice that limited the economic opportunities of Black Americans by trapping them in a system of tenant farming
What were the names for North & South when speaking of the Civil War?
North- Union
South- Confederacy
How did Black Americans contribute to the Union during the Civil War?
by serving in segregated military units
Which amendment gave Black men the right to vote (suffrage)
15th
Which was an impact of Radical Reconstruction?
the military occupation of certain Southern areas to ensure safety of Black Americans against extremist organizations
How were Black Americans right to vote limited?
Poll tax OR intimidation