Emancipation Proclamation / Abraham Lincoln
Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
What are the 3 amendments referred to as the Reconstruction Amendments?
13th, 14th and 15th
Which Battle was considered the first battle of the Civil War?
The Battle of Fort Sumter
What war strategy did General Sherman use when bringing his troops into Atlanta, Georgia?
Total War
What roles did women play during the Civil War?
Nurses, spies, factory labors, worked in fields and ran plantations.
What region did the Emancipation Proclamation free the slaves from?
Confederate States (South)
What did the 13th Amendment state?
To abolish slavery.
How did the Battle of Port Royal fit into the Union's strategy during the Civil War?
It helped to blockade the port, limiting goods entering the South.
Where did the Confederacy surrender to the Union?
Appomattox Courthouse
Who was the general for the Confederacy?
Robert E. Lee
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
How did the 14th Amendment impact African American's in the United States?
It granted citizenship rights to African Americans.
Who had control of Fort Sumter and why?
The Union because it was a federal fort.
What advantage did the Confederacy have when the Civil War began?
They were fighting on their home ground.
Why did General Sherman adopt the policy of "total war" as he marched his troops into the South?
He wanted to cause so much destruction so that the South would be forced to surrender.
Why did Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan never get implemented?
He was assassinated.
What amendment was passed to guarantee African American males the right to vote?
15th Amendment
Which side shot the first shot during the Battle of Fort Sumter?
The Confederacy
What advantages did the North have over the South during the Civil War?
Greater manufacturing ability
More railroad lines
Larger population
What ultimately caused the defeat of the Confederacy during the Civil War?
The lack of resources and funds to sustain a long term war.
Who was Lincoln's Vice President who became president after Lincoln's unexpected death?
Andrew Johnson
Whose reconstruction plan favored greater federal protections for African Americans?
Radical Republicans
Who won the Battle of Port Royal?
The Union
What was a lasting effect of the Civil War?
The supremacy of the federal government was strengthened.
Why was the invention of submarines important to the South during the Civil War?
The needed to challenge the Union navy that was blocking their ports.