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Abraham Lincoln
Civil War Battles
Causes of the Civil War
Civil War Amendments
Reconstruction
100
Lincoln's election in 1860 made southern states do this
What is SECEDE
100
This general led union forces to victory and later went on to become president
Who is ULYSSES S. GRANT
100
This group was dedicated to stamping out slavery in the US
What are ABOLITIONISTS
100
This amendment ended slavery in America
What is the 13th Amendment
100
This government bureau was established to help the newly freed slaves
What is the FREEDMENS BUREAU
200
Lincoln issued this proclamation that freed slaves in the south
What is the EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION
200
By firing on this South Carolina fort, the south touched of the Civil War
What is FORT SUMTER
200
This famous best-selling novel was loved by abolitionists and hated by southern defenders of slavery
What is UNCLE TOM'S CABIN
200
This amendment gave African American men the right to vote
What is the 15th Amendment
200
These members of congress were angry at President Lincoln because his plan was too lenient
Who were the RADICAL REPUBLICANS
300
President Lincoln opposed southern secession calling it
What is ILLEGAL
300
This 3 day battle in southern Pennsylvania was a great union victory and the turning point of the war
What is the BATTLE of GETTYSBURG
300
This supreme court decision angered abolitionists and pleased southern slave owners
What is the DRED SCOTT DECISION
300
What amendment gave citizenship to the African Americans
What is the 14th Amendment
300
These "taxes" were enacted in the south to keep blacks from voting
What were POLL TAXES
400
Lincoln's primary goal throughout the Civil War was to preserve this
What is the UNION
400
This confederate general was the South's best commander
Who is ROBERT E. LEE
400
According to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, residents of the territory could decide whether or not to allow slavery there. This is called
What is POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
400
These laws were enacted to segregate blacks and whites in the south
What are JIM CROW LAWS or BLACK CODES
400
This "test" was given to illiterate freedmen to prevent them from voting
What is a LITERACY TEST
500
To get tough on confederate sympathizers in the north, Lincoln suspended this writ that guarantees a speedy trial
What is the WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS
500
This union plan for victory was designed to "squeeze" the South into submission
What is the ANACONDA PLAN
500
This law forced northern states to return runaway slaves to their owners in the south
What is the FUGITIVE SLAVE ACT
500
What labor system did plantation owners develop to keep their former slaves doing the work in the fields
What is the SHARECROPPING SYSTEM
500
Reconstruction officially end in 1877 when these people were withdrawn from southern states
What are FEDERAL TROOPS