Secession
Which was the First Southern State to secede from the Union
South Carolina?
Which battle split the Confederates into two
the Battle of Vicksburg
Who was famous for the Burning of Atlanta
General William Tecumseh Sherman
What amendment after the Civil War abolishes slavery
13th Amendment
"4 score and 7 years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal"
Gettysburg Address
What was the name of the made up country full of southern slave who seceded
The Confederate States of America
What was the first conflict of the Civil War
The firing of Fort Sumter
He was a Confederate veteran and the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan
Who was the first president to be impeached during this time
Andrew Johnson
This was a term for Northerners who moved to the south to take advantage of the Southern economy
Carpetbaggers
True or False: The Civil War was originally fought over slavery
False
Limited soldiers
Who did Jefferson Davis believe was vital for the Confederacy
Albert Sidney Johnston
This was the series of rules for newly freed slaves to legally work in the farms they were previously slaves and held heavy penalties for vagrants
Black Codes
What was the Union plan to cut off Confederate supply routes
Anaconda Plan
Why did the south secede
State rights to own slaves
This was the Battle where Stonewall Jackson died due to friendly fire
Battle of Chancellorsville
Which Union general turned president was seen as too honest
Ulysses S. Grant
What fraction of people made the most of sharecropping
2/3 white people
Christian Union general who made peace treaties with the Nespaz Indians
O.O. Howard
Name 1 of the 4 slave states who opposed secession
(Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware)
This Battle is also referred to as the "Battle of Pittsburgh Landing" and was where Albert S. Johnston died
Battle of Shiloh
What group of fighters gave the Confederates a major advantage during the Battle of Bull Run
Fighting Tigers
This authorized the president to suspend the right of Habeas Corpus
Force Acts
What did John Wilkes Booth originally intend to do with Abraham Lincoln
To kidnap him and restart the civil war