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100
the President of the United States at the start of the Civil War
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
100
what was one of the strategies that the North (Union) implemented during the war
What are the Anaconda Plan, the blockade, and cutting the Southern states in two by gaining control of the Mississippi River?
100
this word means "to set free"
What is emancipate?
100
this address was given by Abraham Lincoln in November 1863
What is the Gettysburg Address?
100
this requires men of a certain age to serve in the military if they are called
What is the draft?
200
one of the Confederacy's most capable generals
Who was Robert E. Lee?
200
this is where the First Battle of Bull Run took place
What is Manassas Junction, Virginia?
200
this statement declared that all slaves in the Confederate states at war with the Union were set free
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
200
the name of the person who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
200
this is a method of warfare that involved destroying not just the opposing army, but the people's will to fight
What is total war?
300
this general and his men "stood like a stone wall"
Who was Thomas Stonewall Jackson?
300
this battle was an important victory for the Union and resulted in Britain ending its support for the Southern states
What is the Battle of Antietam?
300
describe the conditions in the border states following the Emancipation Proclamation
What is the Emancipation Proclamation did not end slavery in the border states or in Confederate land that Union forces already controlled?
300
this is where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated
What is the Ford Theater?
300
these laws denied African American men the right to vote or act as jurors in a trial
What are black codes?
400
he was a Civil War photographer
Who was Matthew Brady?
400
name one of the technology advances that was used during the war
What are rifles that could shoot farther, railroads, submarines, and the ironclad (or iron covered ship)?
400
describe the conditions for African American soldiers before and during the Civil War
What is African Americans were not allowd to join the army in the beginning of the war; they were not treated the same as whites; the situation improved before the end of the war?
400
this is who became President after Lincoln was assassinated
Who is Andrew Johnson?
400
this is the term that was coined to refer to the rebuilding and healing of the country after the Civil War
What is Reconstruction?
500
the name of one of the women who contributed to the war effort
Who are Belle Boyd and / or Clara Burton?
500
name at least one advantage for the North and the South during the war
North - Advantages - more resources, including railroads, canals, roads, and money South - Advantages - more rural way of life would prepare them for the war; had more Mexican war veterans, they were fighting for their homeland
500
describe the rights obtained by African Americans via the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
13th Amendment - declared slavery illegal 14th Amendment - declared former slaves to be citizens and granted them equal protection of the law 15th Amendment - grants former slaves the right to vote
500
the name of one of the African Americans who was elected to the Senate during reconstruction
Who are Hiram Revels and Blanche Bruce?
500
these laws enforced segregation or separation of blacks and whites
What are Jim Crow laws?