Civil War
The North had a better transportation system during the war, utilizing a vast network of these.
What are railroads?
Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction was also called by this name.
This man took over the presidency after Lincoln was assassinated.
Who is Andrew Johnson?
This addition to the Constitution abolished slavery throughout the entire United States.
What is the 13th Amendment?
Lincoln issued this statement after the Battle of Antietam, which was supposed to free the slaves of any rebel state.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This amendment gave equal rights and citizenship to newly freed African Americans in 1868.
What is the 14th Amendment?
This man was the general for the Union army during the Civil War and later our 18th president.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
This work system was implemented in the South during Reconstruction and is looked at as de facto slavery.
What is sharecropping?
Forced military service was used on both sides during the war, known as this.
What is conscription?
What was a scalawag?
This man became the first black US Senator in 1870.
Who is Hiram Revels?
This government agency provided food, hospitals, and education to poor whites and newly freed slaves during Reconstruction.
What was the Freedman's Bureau?
The last time the Confederacy invaded the North was during this 3 day long battle, with ended in defeat for the South.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
These congressmen opposed Lincoln and Johnson's plan for Reconstruction and wanted to give immediate rights to newly freed slaves.
Who are the Radical Republicans?
This man won the hotly debated election of 1876 by being selected by a congressional committee.
Who is Rutherford B. Hayes?
The South had better generals during the war, like their overall commander who served throughout it's entirety.
Who is Robert E. Lee?