Civil War
What two parties were fighting in the Civil War?
The Union and The Confederacy
What was the Purpose of Reconstruction?
To rebuild the South and reunite the Union
What business was the South primarily?
Agriculture
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
What is Share Cropping?
Farming system where tenants work land owned by
someone else and give a portion of crops as rent.
What was the primary cause of Sectionalism and tension before the Civil War?
Slavery
What was the South like after the Civil War?
Destroyed and divided
What business was the North primarily?
Manufacturing and Industry
What was the Last Battle of the Civil War?
Palmetto Ranch
What was the 13th Amendment?
Banned Slavery in the United States
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed slaves in Confederate States
What was the 14th Amendment?
Made everyone born in the United States a citizen
What were Black Codes?
Laws meant to restrict rights of Black Americans.
Which Battle did the Confederates win using a river bottleneck/blockade?
Sabine Pass
What is a Poll Tax?
Fees required to vote, used to prevent Black Americans from voting.
What advantages did the North have during the Civil War?
Factories and Railroads
Which Amendment did the South have to accept to be readmitted into the Union?
14th Amendment
The Republican Party opposed what?
The spread of slavery
What Battle gave the Union Control of the Mississippi River?
Vicksburg
What was Abraham Lincolns main goal at the beginning of the Civil War?
keep the Union together
Why was Texas important to the Confederacy?
Supplied Food, Cattle, and Trade routes to Mexico
What was one way the South resisted Reconstruction efforts?
Black Codes
Poll Taxes
Convict Leasing
What is the 15th Amendment?
Gave African American Males the right to vote
Why was Gettysburg the turning point in the war?
It stopped the Confederate invasion of the North
What battle did the Confederates retake a Texas Port?
The Battle of Galveston