Civil War Battles
The bloodiest battle of the war, and the last Confederate invasion of Union territory
Gettysburg
He was president of the United States during the entirety of the war
Abraham Lincoln
Amendment that ended slavery
13th
Amendment that gave Black men the right to vote.
15th
The first shots of the Civil War were fired here
The first battle of the Civil War, also known as the Battle of First Manassas
He was president of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Advocated for quick readmission of the Southern States, and provided no protections for former slaves
Presidential Reconstruction
Terrorist group that was created to prevent Black men from voting
KKK
Commitment to the total destruction of the enemies supplies, land, infrastructure, and people.
Total War
The "Battle" and site of the Confederacies surrender
Appomattox Courthouse
Ulysses S Grant
Person who pushed for the 10% plan, which would require 10% of a states citizens to swear an oath of loyalty to the United States
Abraham Lincoln
Group that pushed for harsher punishment for former Confederates and more protections for Black Americans
Radical Republicans
Famous speech, given by President Lincoln, that helped support the Union's morale after their famous victory at the "turning-point" battle.
Gettysburg Address
The Battle that caused Britain and France to decide to stay out of the war. The CSA's first invasion of Union territory.
Battle of Antietam
He was the leader of the Confederate army
Robert E Lee
First president to get impeached
Andrew Johnson
Amendment that guaranteed citizenship to all people born in the US, and provides equal protection under the law.
14th
Agreement that saw the Republican Party agree to remove the military from the South, in exchange for electoral votes
Compromise of 1877
The Battle/Siege that gave the Union full control of the Mississippi, and split the confederacy in half
Vicksburg
He led a campaign through Georgia, and burned down Atlanta, to bring the war to a close
William T Sherman
System that kept Black people (and poor white people) tied to the land, in a constant state of debt
Sharecropping
System of laws designed to create a segregated society in the South
Black Codes
Former Union General, fired by Lincoln, who ran against him for President in the Election of 1864
George McClellan