People
Civil War
Reconstruction Era
Lincoln
Vocabulary
100

This individual was impeached because congressional leaders felt that he did not adequately punish Southern states for their role in the Civil War. 

Who is Andrew Johnson?

100

The deadliest battle of the Civil War.

What was the Battle of Gettysburg?

100

This amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. 

What is the 13th Amendment?

100

Lincoln highlighted his desire to preserve the Union during this well known speech.

What is the Gettysburg Address?

100

This compromise maintained an equal balance of power in the Senate by allowing Missouri to become a slave state and allowing Maine to become a free state.

What was the Missouri Compromise?

200

This individuals was a Confederate general from Virginia who was originally asked by President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army

Who is Robert E. Lee?

200

This battle was significant because it was located on the Mississippi River, a crucial supply route, and gave the North control over navigation on the Mississippi River. 

What was the Battle of Vicksburg?

200

This amendment granted citizenship to “All persons born or naturalized in the United States”.

What is the 14th Amendment?

200

-called for the reunification of the Union

-expressed sorrow over the toll of the war

-described slavery as an evil that the North was justified in fighting against

-asked for the peaceful reconstruction of the South

These points describe ________________________.

What is Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address?

200

This election led to the secession of Southern states because they believed that Abraham Lincoln intended to prohibit slavery and started to secede from the Union. 

What was the Election of 1860?

300

This individual raided Harper's Ferry and stole weapons to be used in a potential slave rebellion.

Who is John Brown?

300

This document freed all slaves who were living in rebelling states and shifted the objective of the Union Army from simply preserving the Union to abolishing slavery as well. 

What is the Emancipation Proclamation?

300

This amendment gave African American men the right to vote by prohibiting the federal government and each state from denying or abridging a citizen's right to vote "on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." 

What is the 15th Amendment?

300

The legal rule that anyone imprisoned must be taken before a judge to determine if the prisoner is being legally held in custody.

What is Habeas Corpus?

300

This compromise was a way to settle disagreements about permitting slavery in those states.

What is the Compromise of 1850?

400

This individual conducted a military campaign through Georgia to weaken Southern morale and bring an end to the Civil War known as "___________ March to Sea".

General William T. Sherman

400

This battle was fought in this city in Georgia because the city's location was a hub of railroads carrying military supplies. 

What was the Battle for Atlanta?

400

This government agency was formed to help former slaves acquire land after the Civil War.

What was the Freedmen's Bureau?

400

-Hold the Union together and avoid Civil War

-Reassured the slave states that he had no intention of outlawing slavery 

-Believed Civil War would leave the country open to attack from Britain and France 

These points describe _____________________.

What is Lincoln's First Inaugural Address?

400

This act repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty in those territories.

What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

500

As a result of this individuals assassination, the following occurred:

-Confederate supporters received harsher punishments than they would have otherwise 

-The readmission of Southern states to the Union became more difficult and drawn-out 

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

500

This was one advantage the Confederate military had during the Civil War.

What is high-quality military leadership?

500

These were created to restrict the rights of African Americans and prevent them from achieving economic independence.

What were Black Codes?

500

-Based on the idea of forgiving the South for leaving the Union

-issued the Proclamation Of Amnesty And Reconstruction in 1863 to announce his intention to reunite the once-united states 

-proposed the Ten Percent Plan which called on Southern states to complete three tasks in order to restore their status in the United States

These points describe ___________________.

What is Lincoln's Presidential Reconstruction plan?

500

Resulted in the United States gaining almost all of the remaining territory that touched the Louisiana Territory making the country stretch all the way to the Pacific Ocean.

What was the Mexican-American War?