bloodiest day in American History; Lincoln saw the much needed victory as a chance to issue the Emancipation Procolamation
100
Hiram Rhodes Revel
first African American soldier to serve in the Us congress. He represented Mississippi in 870 and 1871 during reconstruction
200
Republicans
anti slavery political party of Abraham lincoln
200
Freedmans Bureau
set up by the US government to assist the free slaves with adjusting to life after slavery, and to set up schools for education
200
William carney
African American soldier who demonstrated courage during the battle of fort wagner
200
Fort Sumter
battle the marked the beginning of the civil war
200
14th Amendmet
guaranteed "equal protection of the laws" and "due process" for all citizens
300
US civil war
conflict between northern free states and the pro slavery southern states. the south was trying to preserve its way of life, while the North was trying to preserve the union of the united states of America.
300
black codes
southern state legislatures created laws based on older slave codes that limited the civil rights and freedom of movement of the freedmen
300
Robert e. lee
leading general of the confederate army
300
Appomatox Court house
General Robert E. Lee surrendered to general Ulysses S. Grant at this location bringing the fighting of the cival war to an end
300
Second Inaugural Address
Lincoln focused on the end of slavery and the need take a conciliatory or healing approach at the wars end
400
emancipation proclamation
declared slaves in states still in rebellion on January 1 1863 would be free
400
vicksburg
union victory allowed the North to take control of the MS River
400
Ulysses S. Grant
leading general of the union army
400
Gettysburg
Lee's offensive march northward was stopped at this battle, the turning point of the war
400
Gettysburg Address
Lincolns argument that the war had become a struggle to see if the system of democracy could survive
500
1st inaugural address
Lincoln pledged not to attack slavery in the south but announced that he had a duty to protect the union
500
Reconstruction Era
time period after the civil war when the us government followed through on a plan to repair and bring the southern states back into the union without slavery
500
Andrew johnson
president of the US after the civil war and throughout reconstruction; sworn in following lincolns assassination
500
vicksburg
union allowed the North to take control of the MS river
500
15th amendment
prohibited denial of voting rights for men because of race