Definitions
This required 10% of voters in southern states to pledge allegiance to the U.S. before those states would be allowed back into the Union.
The difference between Union and Confederate.
Union = Northern & Anti-Slavery
Confederate = Southern & Pro-Slavery
The social movement to end slavery.
Abolitionist Movement
This abolished slavery.
13th Amendment
How many sides does a decagon have?
10
To leave something.
Secede
The definition of conscription.
A military draft
The belief that Americans were destined, by God, to take over all territory in today's United States.
Manifest Destiny
The definition of genocide.
Actions taken with the intent to destroy a specific group of people.
Largest planet in the solar system
Jupiter
The route Natives were forced to take from their homeland in the SE United States to Oklahoma.
Trail of Tears
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: The definition of martial law.
When the military takes control of the gov't
Definition for the Underground Railroad.
A series of safe houses used to escape slaves from the south to the north
The purpose of Black Codes.
To keep Black citizens as 2nd class citizens following the end of slavery.
While in play, how many players are on a water polo team?
7
This defined citizenship following the Dred Scott decision.
14th Amendment
The definition of the Emancipation Proclamation.
An Executive Order by President Lincoln that freed (or was supposed to) the slaves in the south
President Andrew Jackson's way of exploiting Native land in the SE United States.
The event that marked the end of Reconstruction.
Compromise of 1877
This major river flows from south to north (super rare).
Nile River
Required each Southern state to write a new constitution (approved by the people) and honor the 13th & 14th Amendments.
Reconstruction Act of 1867
The definition of the anaconda plan.
The Union war strategy to surround, cut off, and squeeze the Confederate states
The method used to allow states to determine whether or not they had slavery.
Popular Sovereignty
The definition of the Civil Rights Act of 1875.
This act allowed for equal access to public services, such as transportation. It was later determined unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
Which country is known as the Land of Fire and Ice due to its volcanoes and glaciers?
Iceland