Civil War 1
Who is President during the civil war?
Abraham Lincoln
Which side of the Civil War were called the Confederacy?
The Southern states that seceded from the United States
When was the Civil War?
1861-1865
What was the Draft?
being forced into the military
What is a Plantantion?
A large farm in the South
Name one major difference between the North and the South
Slavery was not allowed in the North and slavery was allowed in the South
What were some nicknames for a northern soldier?
Yankee
What was one major reason the Southern States seceded?
The election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860
Who was the President that led Reconstruction?
Andrew Johnson
Who won the civil war?
Union- Blue Yankees of the North
What is succession?
withdrawing from
Which Amendment freed the slaves?
13th
What side of the civil war called themselves the Union?
The Northern states that were still apart of the United States
Who won the Battle of Bull Run
The Confederates
Who treated the wounded soldiers?
the women
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
A document made by president Lincoln stating slavery would be abolished in the southern states.
What is Reconstruction?
Rebuilding of the South
Which Amendment gave African Americans Citizenship?
14th
Who won the battle at Gettysburg?
The Union
Who was Robert E Lee?
Confederacy General
Who was Harriet Tubman?
She helped with the Underground Railroad
What happened to the President of the North at the end of the civil war?
He was assasinated
What is an abolitionist?
A person who wants slaves to be freed.
Which Amendment gave African Americans the right to vote?
15th
Who was Ulyssess S Grant?
The General of the Union Army
Who was the President of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
I founded the American Red Cross
Clara Barton
When did Texas rejoin the Union?
1869
What is sharecropping?
a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop
What was the biggest impact of the Freedman's Bureau?
It established schools for African Americans