African Americans
Who was a minister and educator who became the first African American to serve in the United States Senate?
Hiram Rhodes Revels
Who was President of the United States during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What 1865 amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
13th amendment
What was the first major battle of the civil war
The Battle of Bull Run (or First Manassas)
This type of naval vessel, covered in iron plates revolutionized naval warfare during the Civil War.
ironclad ship
Who advocated for the recruitment of African American soldiers into the Union Army?
Fredrick Douglass
Who was President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis
What term refers to southern whites who opposed Reconstruction and sought to regain political power and control over Africans Americans?
Redeemers
What important three-day battle is often considered the turning point of the civil war?
The Battle of Gettysburg
What kind of early naval vessel was was used by the Confederate Navy in an attempt to break Union naval blockades
Submarines
The CSS Hunley (or H. L. Hunley)
Who was known as the Moses of her people?
Harriet Tubman
Who was Commanding General of the Confederate Army?
Robert E.Lee
This term refers to laws passed by southern states in the post-civil war era that aimed to restrict the rights and freedoms of African Americans.
Jim Crow laws
What was the bloodiest single day battle in American history resulting in over 23,000 casualties?
The Battle of Shiloh
This invention developed by Richard Gatling was one of the earliest machine guns and saw limited use in the Civil War.
The Gatling Gun
Which formerly enslaved man escaped to freedom by commanding a Confederate ship and joining the Union Navy?
Robert Smalls
Who was a Union general famous for his "March to the Sea" campaign and his effective use of total war tactics?
William T. Sherman
What term refers to Southern whites who supported Reconstruction and the Republican Party during the post-Civil war era?
Scalawags
What was the Union victory fought in September 1862 led to president Lincoln issuing the emancipation proclamation?
The Battle of Antietam or Sharpsburg
What communication technology could send coded messages through wires and was used for military communication during the Civil War?
The Telegraph
Who was the first African American to receive the medal of honor?
William Carney
Who was Union General-in-Chief for much of the war?
Ulysses S. Grant
What amendment ratified in 1868 granted citizenship to all persons born is the USA including former enslaved individuals?
The 14th amendment
What Confederate victory fought in December 1862 was part of General Robert E. Lee's invasion of the north.
The Battle of Fredericksburg
This type of explosive projectile filled with shrapnel was commonly used by artillery units during the Civil War.
A shell