Civil War Basics
What were the two sides in the Civil War?
The North (Union) and the South (Confederacy)
What woman helped enslaved people escape on the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
What document did Lincoln issue to free enslaved people in Confederate states?
The Emancipation Proclamation
What was the period after the Civil War called?
Reconstruction
What was one main cause of the Civil War?
Slavery
What famous African American gave powerful speeches against slavery and for equality?
Frederick Douglass
What U.S. document officially ended slavery?
The 13th Amendment
What group was formed to terrorize Black Americans during Reconstruction?
KKK
Who was President of the United States during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
Who led the Confederate Army?
General Robert E. Lee
What amendment gave citizenship to all people born in the U.S.?
The 14th Amendment
During the Reconstruction Era, many white southerners wanted newly freed African Americans to be what?
Re-Enslavement
What year did the Civil War begin?
1861
Who led the Union Army to victory?
General Ulysses S. Grant
What amendment gave Black men the right to vote?
The 15th Amendment
Who won the Civil War?
The Union
What was the name of the first battle of the Civil War?
Battle of Fort Sumter
Who led a famous slave rebellion in Virginia in 1831?
Nat Turner
Name one state that was still able to keep its slaves due to the Emancipation Proclamation.
Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri
The 13th Amendment abolished slavery, unless you are where?
In prison