Civil War
Who was the President and General of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis / Robert E. Lee
What is one pro and one con of the Reconstruction era?
Pros: Reconstruction amendments, public education in the South, Freedman's Bureau, etc.
Cons: Didn't last, Legalized segregation, sharecropping, rise of the KKK and voter intimidation, etc.
This robber baron / captain of industry paved the way for railroads in the United States
Vanderbilt
Violent hate group that arose following the Civil War. This group targeted African Americans, specifically at election polls
KKK
The name of the laws that legalized segregation in the South following the Civil War
Jim Crow Laws
3-pronged Union Strategy to win the Civil War
Anaconda Plan
What piece of legislation granted former male slaves the right to vote?
15th Amendment
This book highlighted the atrocities that workers suffered during their work day, and also showed the horrific food conditions and lack of sanitation that existed.
The Jungle
This speech from Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves in the South during the Civil War
Emancipation Proclamation
This amendment granted citizenship to former slaves and anyone "naturalized" in the United States
14th Amendment
The first conflict during the Civil War
How did the Union protect former slaves following the Civil War?
Militarized the South
violent labour dispute between the Carnegie Steel Company and many of its workers that occurred on July 6, 1892,
Homestead Strike / Homestead Riot
a member of a band of antislavery guerrillas in Kansas and Missouri before and during the American Civil War.
Jayhawker
This "plan" was the reconstruction plan for the South following the Civil War that went forward. It included militarizing the South and removing confederate leaders from having political power.
Congress' plan for the South
What is one advantage the Union had over the Confederacy and vise versa?
Union: Infrastructure, Weapons, People
Confederacy: Military Leaders, Knowledge of the land
The political group that was responsible for the extreme changes in the South following the Civil War. They wanted to give African Americans the right to vote, increased political power, and civil rights for former slaves
Radical Republicans (Congressional Republicans)
outlaws "every contract, combination, or conspiracy in restraint of trade," and any "monopolization, attempted monopolization, or conspiracy or combination to monopolize."
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
the controversial bill raised the possibility that slavery could be extended into territories where it had once been banned. Its passage intensified the bitter debate over slavery in the United States, which would later explode into the Civil War.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This piece of legislation allowed for the Union militarization of the South following the Civil War
Reconstruction Act of 1867
60,000 soldiers on a 285-mile march from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia. Union soldiers burned houses, tore railroad lines, and stole food throughout this journey.
Sherman's March to the Sea
an informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election; through it Republican Rutherford B. Hayes was awarded the White House on the understanding that he would remove the federal troops from South
Compromise of 1877
Tell me 2 differences between the NWSA and the AWSA
including males in the group, African American rights, State Right vs. Federal Amendment, etc.
Why did the United States enter WW1?
This agreement allowed for Republican President Rutherford B. Hayes win the Presidency only if Union troops are removed from the South
Compromise of 1877