Civil War Battles
The "Bloodiest day in American History" happened in the battle of _________?
Antietam
Lincoln's assassination led to who becoming President?
Andrew Johnson
Lincoln issued the 13th Amendment which declared what?
Slavery was Illegal, no-slavery, slaves-freed
He photographed the battlefront and showed the carnage to the public.
Mathew Brady
This battle was the "Turning Point" of the war in favor of the Union.
Gettysburg
The battle of ___________ split the South in half by capturing the city on the Mississippi River after a 48 day siege.
Vicksburg
Lincoln gave what speech after what major battle?
Gettysburg and Gettysburg Address
Early South victory where Robert E. Lee showed his brilliance by winning with fewer soldiers.
Chancellorsville
An organization made up of former Confederate veterans whose goal was to deny African Americans the right to vote through terror, lynching, and murder.
Ku Klux Klan
The 54th Regiment was comprised of what?
Freedmen, African Americans, Former Slaves
The battle of Fredericksburg was a HUGE loss for the Union, leading to the _________.
DRAFT
Lincoln was part of what political party
Republican
This group was made up of Congressmen who wanted ADVANCED rights for African Americans like voting, holding office, and owning land.
Radical Republicans
Organization approved by Congress to send individuals into the South to help African Americans with education, protection, help, and knowledge.
Freedmen's Bureau
Sherman's March to the Sea devastated primarily which states?
Georgia or South Carolina
Union Generals Meade and McClellan were both fired for what reason?
letting the enemy retreat
Lincoln favored what plan for voting in the South?
10 percent plan, gentle, reunion, patience
On behalf of the South, General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at a home in what town?
Appomattox Courthouse
This marked the end of the Reconstruction Era.
800 points!!!
Election of Hayes or The Compromise of 1877
Nurse Clara Barton was the founder of what American organization that still exists today?
American Red Cross
Name the two main battles in which the South crossed the Potomac River and attacked into Union territory.
Antietam and Gettysburg
Lincoln did not free slaves in the BORDER STATES because these states did not ___________.
Secede
These were small laws, restrictions, and requirements which allowed Southern States to promote inequality and deny rights to African Americans.
Black Codes
or
Jim Crow Laws
This reversed the Dred Scott Decision.
14th Amendment- African Americans are citizens with rights.
Stonewall Jackson was shot by his own men and died in which battle?
1,000 points!!
Chancellorsville