2024 Midterm Review 1

The Civil War

100

This document officially outlawed slave labor in the United States (except in the case of convicted felons). 

13th Amendment

200

This document, penned by Abraham Lincoln, demanded all slaves be freed within the Confederate states.

Emancipation Proclamation

300

The election of 1860, which directly preceded the Civil War and was intensely divided between four candidates, saw this man win-- much to the dismay of Southerners. 

Abraham Lincoln

400

This battle of the Civil War represented a turning point since the Union successfully repelled a Confederate invasion of the North at this location. 

Gettysburg

500

The Civil War began at this location in Charleston, South Carolina, where Confederate troops began firing at a Union base.

Fort Sumter

Reconstruction 1

100

Technically, the Reconstruction process began at this point in time.

Before the Civil War even ended. 

200

John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln, leading to this man succeeding him as president (a job he did rather poorly, according to historians).

Andrew Johnson

300

These laws preceded Jim Crow laws, making life harder for former slaves in the South. 

Black Codes

400

The KKK was born in the TN city of ________________.

Pulaski

500

The Reconstruction Act of 1867 officially divided in the South into five ______________ districts. 

military

Reconstruction 2

100

This word describes the murder of an accused person without a proper trial. Often, it took the form of a hanging by a mob and was done for racist reasons. 

Lynching

200

The ______________________ Plan was an initiative in a Southern state to minimize Black participation in elections. 

Mississippi

300

This act saw the Northern-backed Rutherford B. Hayes become president in exchange for Union troops leaving the South alone. 

Compromise of 1877

400

This Amendment gave all Black men the right to vote (despite Southern states later ignoring it).

15th Amendment

500

This Amendment officially gave all Black Americans their citizenship. 

14th Amendment

The Wild West 1

100

_______________________ were the men that drove cattle from ranches to the railroads. 

Cowboys

200

This man toured the nation with a show that defined our idea of the Wild West: gunfight reenactments, rodeos, mock bison hunts, and even appearances by Sitting Bull. 

Buffalo Bill

300

This religious group trekked towards Utah to flee persecution back East (where their leader had been killed).

Mormons/Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

400

This gunslinger became famous for his national tour in which he recalled his experiences at the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. 

Wyatt Earp

500

This location was the sight of a horrendous massacre, where the US military executed every native they saw. 

Sand Creek

The Wild West 2

100

This animal was hunted to near-extinction due to its valuable pelts, bones, horns, meat, and hooves. This dealt a major blow to Indian life. 

Bison/buffalo

200

This term is used to describe the railroad that successfully bridged the East and West. 

Transcontinental

300

This state was the hotspot of the 1849 Gold Rush.

California

400

The battle at this location saw General Custer, attempting to claim gold for the US government, wiped out by Sitting Bull and the Sioux Indians. 

Little Bighorn

500

This legislation, passed under Abe Lincoln in 1862, encouraged many Americans to move westward, where land was ridiculously cheap. 

Homestead Act