Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel about life in the South was a long term cause of the war.
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin
100
The Union strategy during the war included a naval blockade of the South. This was part of the _________ Plan.
What is Anaconda
100
This former slave became a prominent abolitionist and encouraged Lincoln to recruit former slaves to fight for the Union army.
Who is Frederck Douglas
100
"That on the first day of January (1863)....all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall be in rebellion...forever free."
This document is the..
What is Emancipation Proclamation
100
A word that best describes Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson's plans for Reconstruction might be.
What is forgiving, peaceful, or amnesty (or a synonym)
200
The Southern states' belief that they had more authority than the Federal government was a main cause of the Civil War.
What is states' rights
200
The first shots of the war occurred at this location.
What is Fort Sumter, South Carolina
200
Union general known for his "March to the Sea" through Georgia.
Who is William T. Sherman
200
"....nation, dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal, ...that this government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from this earth."
This quote is from...
What is the Gettysburg Address
200
A word that might best describe the characteristics of Congress's plan for Reconstruction.
What is punishing (or some form of the word)
300
South Carolina was the first state to secede after this election.
What is Election of 1860
300
At this battle General Lee invaded the North, but his forces were turned back.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg
300
Last commander of the Army of the Potomac (Union Army) who became President in 1868 and presided over Reconstruction.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant
300
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude...shall exist within the United States..."
What is the 13th Amendment
300
The organization that aided the newly freed slaves by protecting their rights during Reconstruction.
What is the Freedmen's Bureau
400
President Lincoln believed that this was illegal so he went to war to preserve the Union.
What is secession
400
The place were Lee's Army of Northern Virginia surrendered to Grant.
What is Appomattox Court House
400
Lincoln's VP who became President of the United States upon Lincoln's death.
Who is Andrew Johnson
400
"....No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States..."
What is the 14th Amendment
400
The system of agriculture that developed in the south during Reconstruction
What is sharecropping.
500
One of cause the Civil War was disputes over taxes on imports. Another term for this is...
What is a tariff
500
The Emancipation Proclamation decreed freedom for all enslaved people here
What is states still in rebellion
500
President of the Confederate States of America.
Who is Jefferson Davis
500
"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied...on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
What is the 15th Amendment
500
This deal between Republicans and Democrats over the election of 1876 ended Reconstruction in the South