The Basics
What year was President Lincoln initially elected?
1860
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
Who was the president of the United States of America during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
DAILY DOUBLE!! How many military zones did the South get broken into during Reconstruction?
5
What were the five dilemmas of Reconstruction?
How to rebuild the South?
What to do with freed slaves?
How would the South be reintegrated into the Union?
Who would control the process: Southern states, president or Congress?
Should “rebel” leaders be punished?
Which side of the war had more industrial advantages?
The North/Union/USA
The South
Who was the commander of the Confederate troops?
Lee
What were the three competing plans for Reconstruction?
Lincoln, Johnson, Radical Republicans
What year does the Civil Wat begin?
1861
Which battle during the Civil War was considered to be the bloodiest single day?
Antietam
DAILY DOUBLE!! Who killed president Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
What are the 3 Reconstruction amendments and what did they do?
13th - Outlawed Slavery
14th - protects blacks’ rights of citizenship
15th - black male suffrage
Which was the first state to secede from the United States?
South Carolina
DAILY DOUBLE!! Which battle was considered to be the bloodiest battle during the Civil War?
Gettysburg
Which general does Grant replace?
McClellan
What did the Compromised of 1877 do?
Made Hayes president and moved the military out of the south
What is an example of an advantage that the South/Confederacy had?
Military Leadership/Cotton/Slave Population
Which battle/campaign left much of the state of Georgia in ruins?
Shermans March/March to the Sea/Atlanta
Who were considered the Reconstruction presidents?
Johnson and Grant
Which two radicals did Andrew Johnson clash with?
Charles Sumner and Thaddeus Stevens