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he led the nation through the American Civil War and succeeded in preserving the Union, abolishing slavery, bolstering the federal government, and modernizing the U.S. economy.
What is Abraham Lincoln?
was an unrecognized breakaway state that fought against the United States of America during the American Civil War.
What is the Confederate States of America?
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves"
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Lincoln freed the slaves to weaken the Southern resistance, strengthen the Federal government, and encourage free blacks to fight in the Union army, thus preserving the Union.
What is "Preserve the Union"?
He assumed the presidency as he was vice president at the time of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Johnson was a Democrat who ran with Lincoln on the National Union ticket, coming to office as the Civil War concluded.
Who is Andrew Johnson?
devised the Anaconda Plan
General Winfield Scott
is a city in western Mississippi. It’s known as the site of a key Civil War battle.
What is Vicksburg?
Abraham Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address on Saturday, March 4, 1865, during his second inauguration as President of the United States.
What is Second Inaugural Address?
Following the Civil War, the Ku Klux Klan emerges to suppress and victimize newly freed slaves
What is the Ku Klux Klan?
he was a Confederate general known for his service to the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War,he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
he was an American politician who represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives before the American Civil War
What is Jefferson Davis?
a sea fort built on an artificial island protecting Charleston, South Carolina, from naval invasion. Its origin dates to the War of 1812 when the British invaded Washington by sea
What is Fort Sumter?
The Gettysburg Address is a speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
What is the Gettysburg Address?
Impeachment is the process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct
What is Impeachment
was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War
Who is William Tecumseh Sherman?
he was an American politician and military leader who served as the 18th president of the United States
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
it was a town in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It’s known for Gettysburg National Battlefield, site of a turning point in the Civil War, now part of Gettysburg National Military Park.
What is Gettysburg?
the Compromise of 1877was an informal deal was struck to resolve the dispute which awarded all 20 electoral votes to Hayes; in return for the Democrats conceding to Hayes' election.
What is Hayes’ Compromise of 1877?
It was a period where there were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States.
Jim Crow Era
he served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War, and became one of the best-known Confederate commanders after General Robert E. Lee.
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
Black codes were restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans
Black Codes