Battles
The Civil War officially began when this fort in South Carolina was fired upon by the confederacy.
Fort Sumter
He was the president of the Union during the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln
Who's advantages are listed. Knowledge of home turf, experienced military generals, & motivation to protect their way of life.
Confederacy(South)
The first state to secede from the Union in December 1860.
This amendment officially ended slavery in the United States.
13th Amendment
The "bloodiest one-day battle" of the Civil War.
The Battle of Antietam
This person was the president of the Confederacy.
Jefferson Davis
Who's advantages are listed. Manufacturing for weapons, extensive railroad network, telegraph for communication, larger population
Union(North)
This 1857 Supreme Court decision ruled that slaves were property and not citizens.
Dred Scott decision
This Amendment gave citizenship to former slaves and provided protection of rights for all citizens of the USA.
14th Amendment
This battled was a fight for the Mississippi River. The norths victory insured that the south would be split in two because of the loss of the Mississippi River severely impacting the rest of the war in the norths favor.
The Battle of Vicksburg
Who was the lead Union General of the Union army?
Ulysses S. Grant
The first Black American to serve in the United States Senate.
Hiram R. Revels
This term refers to the southern states leaving the Union. What is the vocabulary term that means to leave or break away?
Secede/Secession
This Amendment granted all males suffrage regardless of race.
15th Amendment
This 1863 battle is often considered the turning point of the war. The south failed at invading the north and would not be able to do so again.
The Battle of Gettysburg
Who was the lead general of the Confederate army?
Robert E. Lee
Which general led 60,000 troops across Georgia; burned cities and destroyed everything in his path. This was called the march to the sea. He believed in total war.
General William T. Sherman
The Election of which President in 1860 caused the southern states to secede?
Abraham Lincoln
This plan for reconstruction was led by President Andrew Johnson and was very lenient to the south. Southern states were allowed to re-enter the Union quickly, often with former Confederate officials and elites back in power. The process offered no political rights to freedmen.
Presidential Reconstruction
Lee surrendered to Grant in 1865 at this location.
Appomattox Court House Virginia
This abolitionist led an attack at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. His plan was to lead a slave revolt with his sons but the plan failed.
John Brown
This document freed slaves in the rebelling Southern states. It gave the Union a moral purpose for the war and led to 200,000 black soldiers fighting for the north.
Emancipation Proclamation
With this ruling the Missouri Compromise was ended. New states would decide slavery based on popular sovereignty. Fugitive Slave Act required everyone to return runaway slaves to their masters even if they escaped to the north.
Compromise of 1850
This plan for reconstruction divided the South into five military districts, creating temporary military rule, and setting strict readmission terms. Congress aimed to create a new South where black citizens were protected from violence and discriminatory laws, such as the Black Codes.
Radical Reconstruction