Soldiers
Documents, Battles, & Speeches, oh my!!
Who am I?
Reconstruction
Extra Credit
100

A person can pay someone to go to war for them. What were they called?

substitute

100

What was the document called that freed all slaves in the Confederacy?

Emancipation Proclamation

100

I am an actor who blamed Lincoln for the defeat of the South. Who am I?

John Wilkes Booth

100

Congressional reconstruction included throwing out state governments that had passed what "codes"?

Black Codes

100

What did Southerners call Northern whites, after the Civil War? 

"carpetbaggers"

200

Northerners could avoid the draft by paying who? 

the government

200

What was the battle that was a stunning defeat for the Confederates, and the last time the Confederate troops invaded the North?

Battle of Gettysburg

200

I am a general for the Union Army, and my strategy was to fight and wear down the enemy. Who am I? 

Ulysses S. Grant

200

What was the government organization called that was set up for former slaves?

Freedmen's Bureau

200

Southern leaders thought they could gain support from who? 

Great Britain

300

What kind of food did the soldiers have in the army? 

Soldiers had bacon, hardtack, coffee, and beef. 

They took fruit and vegetables from farms on their travels. 

300

This "president" overruled generals and interfered with the War department. 

Jefferson Davis

300

I am a general for the Confederate army, and I surrendered to General Grant in Appomattox. 

Who am I? 

Robert E. Lee

300

Who wanted to ensure the rights of freedmen were upheld and that the South was punished?

Radical Republicans

300

What did Southerners called poor whites who thought the South would be better off if it changed some of its old ways.

"scalawags"

400

What did many soldiers die from during the Civil War? 

Many soldiers died from disease and starvation.
400
President Lincoln made this speech to honor the fallen soldiers of Gettysburg. 

Gettysburg Address

400

I am a general who was famous for my march to the sea, and using the "total war" method. Who am I?

General Sherman

400

This president wanted to quickly readmit the Southern states to the Union without consequence. 

Andrew Johnson

400

What laws were passed to separate blacks from whites?

Jim Crow laws

500

I am a Civil War nurse. I helped on the battlefield and founded the American Red Cross. Who am I?

Clara Barton

500

An official change or addition to the constitution.

Constitutional Amendment

500

I am a general for the Confederate army, and famous for my ability to move and attack quickly. Who am I?

Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson

500

Why did Thaddeus Stevens and the Radical Republicans want to impeach Andrew Johnson? 

Were they successful?

Andrew Johnson was ignoring federal laws.

No, he was allowed to finish his presidential term. 

500

A secret society that fought violently against equal rights for African American people.

Ku Klux Klan