Civil War 2
This Union general became the 18th president of the United States and led the Union Army to victory during the Civil War.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
This 1862 battle, known as the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, ended in a tactical draw but gave President Lincoln the opportunity to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
What is the Battle of Antietam?
The period following the Civil War, focused on rebuilding the South and integrating formerly enslaved people into American society.
What is Reconstruction?
This tragic event, occurring just days after the Confederacy's surrender, drastically altered the course of Reconstruction and deeply shocked the nation.
What is the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?
This federal agency was established to assist newly freed slaves in the South during Reconstruction, providing aid in education, housing, and employment.
What is the Freedmen's Bureau?
This Confederate general was known for his leadership in the Civil War, particularly in battles like Gettysburg, and surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in 1865.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
This Mississippi city's surrender to Grant in 1863 gave the Union control of the Mississippi River, effectively splitting the Confederacy
What is Vicksburg?
This phase of post-Civil War rebuilding was characterized by lenient policies towards the South, implemented by both Lincoln and Johnson.
What is Presidential Reconstruction?
Clue: This political event stemmed from a bitter power struggle between the president and Congress over Reconstruction policies, resulting in a trial that narrowly avoided removing him from office.
What is the impeachment of President Johnson?
These restrictive laws, enacted in the Southern states after the Civil War, aimed to limit the rights and freedoms of newly freed African Americans.
What are the Black Codes?
This Confederate general earned his nickname at the Battle of First Bull Run and was known for his bold tactics before being mortally wounded in 1863.
Who is Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson?
This Pennsylvania battle in July 1863 marked the turning point of the Civil War, with a massive Union victory halting Lee's invasion of the North.
What is Battle of Gettysburg?
This president's Reconstruction policies were seen as too lenient toward the South, leading to conflict with Radical Republicans in Congress
Who was Andrew Johnson?
This collective term refers to the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which aimed to establish civil rights for formerly enslaved people.
What are the Reconstruction Amendments?
This secret society, formed after the Civil War, used violence and intimidation to suppress the rights of African Americans and maintain white supremacy in the South.
What is the Ku Klux Klan?
This Union general's infamous march through Georgia in 1864, known for its scorched earth tactics, helped break the Confederate war effort and brought him national fame."
"Who is William T. Sherman?"
This key Confederate city was captured and largely destroyed by Sherman's forces in 1864, a major blow to the South's morale and war effort.
What is Atlanta/Battle of Atlanta?
This phase of post-Civil War rebuilding, driven by Radical Republicans in Congress, involved military occupation of the South and the passage of laws designed to protect the rights of newly freed African Americans, leading to significant political and social changes.
What is Congressional Reconstruction?
This constitutional amendment, ratified in 1865, abolished slavery and involuntary servitude within the United States, except as a punishment for crime.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This presidential election, marked by widespread fraud and disputed results in several Southern states, resulted in a political compromise that withdrew federal troops and signaled the end of Reconstruction.
What is the Election of 1876?
This man served as the first and only president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
Who is Jefferson Davis?
The location of Robert E. Lee's surrender to Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the Civil War.
What is Appomattox?
This group of congressmen sought to fundamentally transform the South after the Civil War, advocating for military occupation, the enfranchisement of freedmen, and the punishment of former Confederate leaders.
This amendment, ratified in 1868, not only defined U.S. citizenship, but also contained clauses that guaranteed due process of law and equal protection under the law, significantly impacting civil rights litigation for decades to come.
What is the 14th Amendment?
This term refers to the right to vote in political elections.
What is suffrage?