Civil War Battles
This allowed for soldiers, goods, and supplies to be transported faster and more efficiently.
What was the impact of the railroads during the Civil War?
This person was the president of the Union during the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This organization provided education and employment opportunities for formerly enslaved African Americans.
What was the Freedman's Bureau?
This amendment abolished slavery.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This era is defined by sectionalism between the Union and Confederacy of states' rights, tariffs, and slavery.
What is the Civil War Era?
This victory battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi River and cut the Confederacy in half.
What is the Battle at Vicksburg?
This Virginian was selected to lead the Confederacy as a general.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
Under this plan, each state was required to write new constitutions and allow formerly enslaved men the right to vote.
What was the Radical Reconstruction Plan?
This amendment overturned the Dred Scott v. Sandford court case by formally naming Dred Scott as a citizen.
What is the 14th Amendment?
This era is defined by the rebuilding of the nation and efforts to provide equal opportunities for formerly enslaved African Americans.
What is the Reconstruction Era?
In Lincoln's declaration, the course of the war changed from not only preserving the Union, but also ending slavery.
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
After the secession of several southern states, this former general was elected as president of the Confederacy.
Who is Jefferson Davis?
The effect of this event led to the Radical Republicans taking over in Congress.
What was the effect of Lincoln's assassination?
This amendment changed the majority parties in many states to Republican after African American men gained voter rights.
These laws limited African American rights by controlling where they lived and worked.
What were the Black Codes?
This turning point battle was the bloodiest 3-day battle in Pennsylvania and was the last battle fought in the Union.
What was the Battle of Gettysburg?
This general led the Union to victory at Vicksburg.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
Lincoln wanted to reunite and heal as quickly as possible.
What was the goal of Lincoln's reconstruction plan?
This Southern state requirement made it difficult for African American men to vote due to a lack of funds.
What are poll taxes?
sharecropping, limited job opportunities, little income
What were the economic effects of Reconstruction?
During this speech dedicating the battlefield to the fallen soldiers, Lincoln reminded the Union that we were fighting for democracy for all.
What was the Gettysburg Address?
This person was the first African American to be elected to the U.S. Senate.
Who is Hiram Rhodes Revels?
Part of these acts, written by Radical Republicans, divided the South into military districts to be monitored during Reconstruction.
What are the Reconstruction Acts of 1867?
This agricultural practice kept freedmen in debt and disregarded the purpose of the Thirteenth Amendment.
What is sharecropping?
schools. violence from the KKK, discrimination
What were the social effects of Reconstruction?