Reconstruction & Post-Civil War
What was a major goal of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
To provide education, housing, food, and safety to freed slaves and help them transition to freedom.
Which Native American group successfully resisted removal?
The Seminole.
What was the main route for settlers moving west?
The Oregon Trail.
What event started the Civil War?
The attack on Fort Sumter.
Who helped organize the Seneca Falls Convention?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
What event marked the end of Reconstruction?
The Compromise of 1877 and withdrawal of federal troops.
What was the Trail of Tears?
The forced relocation of Cherokee and other tribes from the Southeast to Oklahoma.
What event in 1848 significantly impacted California’s economy?
The discovery of gold.
Who was the commander of Confederate forces at the First Battle of Bull Run?
P.G.T. Beauregard.
What was a common form of resistance among enslaved people?
Working slowly, breaking tools, or running away.
Name one law passed after the Civil War that limited the rights of freed African Americans.
Black Codes or Jim Crow Laws.
Where did the Seminole mainly retreat to after resisting removal?
The Everglades.
Who was it that brought the first 300 American families to settle in Texas?
Stephen Austin.
What was the main goal of the Union’s Anaconda Plan?
To blockade Southern ports and control the Mississippi River.
What was the purpose of Black Codes?
To control the lives of freed slaves and restrict their rights.
What was the significance of the 15th Amendment?
It granted African American men the right to vote.
What act forcibly relocated Native Americans west of the Mississippi?
The Indian Removal Act.
What is the term that refers to pro-slavery activists who crossed the Kansas border to vote?
Border Ruffians
Who led the Union army at Gettysburg?
General George Meade.
What does lynching refer to?
Mob violence or illegal executions often used to terrorize Black communities
Describe one way Southern states tried to prevent Blacks from voting during Reconstruction.
Poll taxes, literacy tests, or Grandfather Clause.
What was one consequence of Native American removal?
Loss of land and culture; some tribes resisted and survived.
What conflict arose in Kansas after the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Violence between pro- and anti-slavery groups ("Bleeding Kansas")
What was the significance of the Battle of Antietam?
It was the bloodiest single-day battle and led to the Emancipation Proclamation.
What was the significance of the 14th Amendment?
It granted citizenship to all people born in the United States. (African Americans)