Influential Figures
After escaping from slavery in the state of Maryland, they led over 13 missions as a conductor on the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
Former slaves and poor whites partook in this method of employment during Reconstruction where a tenant would work a landowner's land in exchange for food and living accommodations
What is Sharecropping
He was the commander of the Union Army, but only held that position after a few years of the war.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant
First Republican President who defeated Northern Democrat Stephen Douglas and two other candidates. He won without receiving a single electoral vote from Southern states.
Abraham Lincoln
This act of 1862 encouraged settlers to move West by granting 160 acres for free
What is the Homestead Act
was elected unanimously as President of the Confederacy. He was a pro-slavery southerner who was a Senator from MS.
Jefferson Davis
In the South, this group perpetrated many acts of violence in order to keep African Americans segregated.
What is the KKK
This two-day attack marked the beginning of the Civil War.
Fort Sumter
The Vice President of Abraham Lincoln
Who was Andrew Johnson
This war broke out when James K. Polk sent General Zachary Taylor ’s army into disputed territory at the Rio Grande River.
The Mexican-American War
This man was a Confederate General that led the army of Northern Virginia, and he had even gained prominence during the Mexican-American War.
Who is Robert E. Lee
This organization was created by Radical Republicans in Congress to provide education, food, medical care, and other services to newly freed African Americans.
Freedman’s Bureau
The Union victory of this battle ensured Europe would not involve themselves in the war
What is the Battle of Antietam
Union Civil War hero who won the election of 1868
Who is Ulysses S. Grant
This political party was founded on the anti-immigrant ideals of nativism and only “native born” Protestants could gain membership. They were also known as the “American Party.”
Know-Nothing Party
her novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, exposed the horrors of slavery to Northerners, causing them to support the abolitionist movement. Southerners denounced the book as an exaggeration.
This declared states could not take the rights of citizens without due process of the law.
What is the 14th Amendment
It was the Northernmost battle of the war and many would say the turning point
What is the Battle of Gettysburg
He did nothing when states seceded from the Union
Who is James Buchanan
Henry Clay designed this which included California becoming a free state, a stricter fugitive slave code, popular sovereignty for Utah and New Mexico, and banning the slave trade in Washington, D.C.
The Compromise of 1850
He was the very first black senator. He was elected to the seat that former Confederate President Jefferson Davis held prior to the Civil War.
Who is Hiram Revels
prohibits any government in the U.S. from preventing a citizen from voting based on race. Southerners resisted through violence, poll taxes, literacy tests, and the grandfather clause.
The 15th Amendment
For their actions in the war this regiment of African-American soldiers were represented in the movie “Glory”.
What is the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
he narrowly beat out Whig Henry Clay, running on a platform of expansion. He achieved this with the annexation of Texas, diplomacy with England, and war with Mexico.
James Polk
The U.S. paid $10 million to Mexico for parts of what is now southern Arizona and southern New Mexico in hopes of building a transcontinental railroad. This finalized the Southern border of the United States.
The Gadsen Purchase