Economics & War
Which side had the economic advantage during the Civil War?
What is the North?
Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
What battle marked the official start of the Civil War?
What is Fort Sumter?
What was the tone of Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address?
A call for healing, forgiveness, and unity.
Which amendment abolished slavery?
What is the 13th Amendment?
Name two major industrial advantages the North had during the Civil War
What are more factories and more railroads?
Name the Confederate President
Who was Jefferson Davis?
Which battle was the bloodiest single day in American history?
What is Antietam?
What was the tone of Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address?
A call for healing, forgiveness, and unity.
Which amendment granted citizenship and equal protection under the law?
What is the 14th Amendment?
What was the strategy called that aimed to destroy both military and civilian resources to weaken the enemy?
What is Total War?
Name the Confederate President
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
Which battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi River?
What is Vicksburg?
What was the key difference between Presidential and Congressional Reconstruction?
Presidential Reconstruction was lenient; Congressional Reconstruction was stricter and enforced civil rights.
Which amendment gave Black men the right to vote?
What is the 15th Amendment?
How did the Emancipation Proclamation impact the Southern economy?
It freed slaves, depriving the Confederacy of labor.
Who was known as “Stonewall” and a key Confederate general?
Who is Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson?
What was the significance of the Gettysburg Address?
It honored fallen soldiers and redefined the war as a fight for freedom and unity
What federal agency was created to help freed slaves and poor whites?
What is the Freedmen’s Bureau?
What were Black Codes?
Laws passed in the South to restrict African Americans’ freedoms.
Why did Lincoln suspend habeas corpus during the war?
To arrest and detain suspected Confederate sympathizers without trial to maintain public order.
Which Union general led the destructive March to the Sea?
Who is William T. Sherman?
What was Sherman’s March to the Sea designed to do?
Destroy Southern resources and morale to hasten the end of the war.
What event unofficially ended Reconstruction in 1877?
What is the Compromise of 1877?
Why was Andrew Johnson impeached? Name one reason.
Violating the Tenure of Office Act or opposing Congressional Reconstruction.