Causes of Civil War
Which section of the country depended on both agriculture, as well as slavery for their economy.
The South
Which amendment gave the right to vote to African American men?
15th amendment.
Name one group that was formed during Reconstruction that targeted African Americans in a hateful way?
The KKK, White League
To break away from a nation.
Secede.
What was the name given to Southern states that seceded?
Confederate States of America
Confederacy
Confederates
Which compromise led to violence over the issue of slave vs. free states?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This agency was formed to provide assistance to former slaves and included schools, healthcare, and help finding work.
The Freedmen’s Bureau.
Describe one way areas of the South attempted to block the right to vote for African Americans?
Possible answers:
Poll Tax
Grandfather Clauses
Literacy Tests
The type of work African American would find in the south following the Civil War where they were renting portions of land from large plantations or other farms.
Sharecropping
Which battle was known for being the bloodiest single day of the Civil War?
Battle of Antietam
Which compromise drew an imaginary line across new territories to separate future free and slave states?
Which amendment provided “equal protection” under the law which included rights of citizenship?
14th Amendment.
Define segregation.
Separation of races in almost every public place.
This term means to bring charges against a public official.
Impeach.
Which battle allowed the Union to take control of the Mississippi River?
Siege of Vicksburg
Vicksburg
Where were the first shots fired during the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
In which year was 13th Amendment ratified?
1865
Which vocabulary term was described by African Americans going through the “Cycle of debt?”
Sharecropping.
This term created laws in the south, like segregation, to restrict or limit rights for African Americans.
Jim Crow Laws
Abraham Lincoln changed the focus of the Civil War when he signed this document, January 1, 1863.
The Emancipation Proclamation
Which controversial law in the compromise of 1850 was very unpopular with abolitionists?
Fugitive Slave Act
Part of the 14th Amendment protects the right to court hearing or trial for African Americans. Which Supreme Court case was a slave denied this right?
Dred Scott.
Why was John Wilkes Booth an important figure in U.S. history?
He assassinated President Abraham Lincoln.
Many voters in the Election of 1860 voted differently depending on where they lived. This is related to the term...
Sectionalism.
Which event has the following main ideas?
Bloodiest Battle of the Civil War
Took place in Pennsylvania and stopped the Confederate push North
Union victory, kept Britain and France out of the war
Battle of Gettysburg