Civil War Basics
This conflict took place from 1861 to 1865
What was the Civil War?
He was the President of the United States during the Civil War
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
This battle in 1861 marked the start of the Civil War
What was the Battle of Fort Sumter?
Texas joined this group of states that seceded from the Union
What was the Confederate States of America?
This term refers to the period of rebuilding the United States after the Civil War
What is Reconstruction?
These three issues were the main causes of the Civil War
What were slavery, states' rights, and economic differences?
This Confederate general surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House
Who was Robert E. Lee?
This 1863 battle is often considered the turning point of the Civil War
What was the Battle of Gettysburg?
This coastal Texas city was a major port for Confederate cotton exports
What was Galveston?
These three Constitutional amendments were passed during Reconstruction
What are the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments?
This event triggered the first Southern state to secede from the Union
What was the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860?
He was the governor of Texas who opposed secession but was forced to step down
Who was Sam Houston?
This battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi River, splitting the Confederacy
What was the Battle of Vicksburg?
This fort in Texas was surrendered to Confederate forces in February 1861
What was Fort Brown?
This date marks the emancipation of slaves in Texas and is now celebrated as Juneteenth
What is June 19, 1865?
The North had these advantages over the South during the war
What were larger population, more industry, and better infrastructure?
This Union general became the 18th President of the United States after the war
Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
This battle was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history
What was the Battle of Antietam?
This 1863 battle resulted in a Confederate victory and briefly returned Galveston to Southern control
What was the Battle of Galveston?
This organization was established to help former slaves and poor whites in the South after the Civil War
What was the Freedmen's Bureau?
This Supreme Court case ruled that slaves were not citizens and Congress couldn't ban slavery in territories
What was the Dred Scott decision?
This Confederate president was captured and imprisoned after the war but never tried for treason
Who was Jefferson Davis?
This 1862 battle was the first major fight in the Western Theater of the Civil War
What was the Battle of Shiloh?
This 1863 battle on the Sabine River prevented a Union invasion of Texas
What was the Battle of Sabine Pass?
These laws, passed by Southern states after the Civil War, restricted the rights of freed slaves
What were Black Codes?