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The group of people who wanted slavery to be ended. 

abolitionists

100
Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln
100

What battle resulted in the loss of the Mississippi River to the Confederacy?

Battle of Vicksberg

100
In the Compromise of 1877 that ended Reconstruction, Republicans agreed to
withdraw federal troops from the South
100
What was the southern economy based on?
Cotton and Agriculture
200

What event caused southern states to secede from the Union? 

The Election of Abraham Lincoln as President in 1860

200
Who did General Lee surrender to at Appomattox Court House?
General Ulysses S. Grant
200

What was the first MAJOR battle of the Civil War?

Battle of Bull Run

200
The amendment which states that no one can be kept from voting because of "race, color, or previous condition of servitude" is the
15th
200

which slaves were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation?

only slaves living in the Confederacy

300

What political party did the Radicals in Congress belong to?  

Republicans

300

What was the name of the group of Northern Congressman who wanted Lincoln to end the Civil War even without victory? 

Copperheads

300

What Georgia battle helped get Lincoln re-elected in 1864? 

Atlanta

300

 What organization was established to provide former slaves with food, clothing, and education?

The Freedman’s Bureau

300
From what state did the KKK originate? 

Tennessee

400

This event caused Lincoln to demand troops from each state to fight the rebels in the South. 

Attack on Fort Sumter

400

Who led a march from Atlanta to Savannah that destroyed buildings, farmland, and homes?

General William T. Sherman

400
What was the name for the Union strategy to win the war?
Anaconda plan
400
The amendment which made "all persons born or naturalized in the United States" citizens of the country was the
14th
400

What amendment abolished slavery? 

13th

500

What was the name for the key turning point battle of the Civil War in 1863? 

Gettysburg

500

Who lead the siege of Vicksburg, then got promoted to Commanding General of Union forces? 

Ulysses S. Grant

500
What battle was the bloodiest day in America’s history? (at that time)
Battle of Antietam
500

what laws were designed to give the state control over blacks' behavior, and particularly, their labor? They placed harsh economic and social restrictions on the blacks.

Black codes

500
What was the twelve-year period following the U.S. Civil War in which the South's social, economic, and political systems had to be rebuilt?
Reconstruction