Causes of the Civil War
What were the economic differences between the North and the South that contributed to the Civil War?
The North had an industrial economy while the South had an agricultural economy, and there was also the issue of slavery.
Which battle was the turning point of the Civil War?
Gettysburg
What is the 13th amendment?
to Abolish Slavery
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
President of the Union/ United States
What does reconstruction mean?
To Rebuild
What did the southern economy depend on?
Slavery
What was the immediate cause of the start of the Civil War?
To dedicate that field to the fallen Union soldiers
Who is Robert E. Lee
General of the Confederate Army
The Freedmen's Bureau was established to?
Help former slaves and poor whites in the South after the Civil War
What book is mentioned as having spread anti-slavery feelings in the North?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Why was the Battle of Vicksburg significant?
the Union wanted to gain control of the Mississippi River
Which event directly led to the secession of several Southern states?
The election of Abraham Lincoln
Who is Jefferson Davis
President of the Confederacy
What did the government require from the south during reconstruction?
write a new constitution that rejected secession and ended slavery
What event in 1860 had a significant impact on the South's decision-making?
The election of Abraham Lincoln
Where did the Confederacy surrender to the union?
What is the Emancipation proclamation?
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
General of the Union Army
What was the main purpose of the Black Codes during Reconstruction?
To restrict the freedom and rights of newly freed slaves
In what year did Texas secede from the Union?
1861
What was the effect of Black codes
it segregated blacks from whites or it restricted blacks
granted former slavers citizenship and gave them the right to vote.
Who was president after Lincoln was assassinated?
Andrew Johnson
Why did Texans have economic troubles after the Civil War ended?
they could no longer rely on Slavery for economic growth