Vocab
What best defines reconstruction?
The Reconstruction era was the period after the American Civil War from 1865 to 1877,
How did newly freed slaves benefit from Reconstruction?
What was Abraham Lincoln's 10 percent plan?
Fort Sumter, and Battle of Bull Run
Reconstruction
the reorganization and rebuilding of the former Confederate states after the Civil War
What was civil war reconstruction?
the era following the Civil War, was the effort to rejoin Southern states from the Confederacy
What were the 3 major issues of Reconstruction?
Rebuilding the South, Bringing the South back into the Union, and giving rights to newly freed slaves.
What major event of the Civil War took place in Georgia?
William T. Sherman's March to the Sea, where he used tactics of total war.
What was the 13th Amendment?
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude ... shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
Slavery is abolished
Get 100 points for each of the wars below that you can list the year they took place, AND one major cause of the war:
- French and Indian War
- Revolutionary War
- War of 1812
- Civil War
(Dates and descriptions of wars)
What was Sharecropping?
Farmers who had to rent land off of another farmer at unfair prices
Describe the two most impactful battles of the Civil War, and why they were so important.
Gettysburg and Vicksburg (+ descriptions)
What was the 14th Amendment?
Citizenship is granted to everyone who is a Natural-Born Citizen. All citizens are eligible for the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property...
Who won the Civil War?
The North/The Union
Was the Reconstruction successful? Why?
Reconstruction was a success in that it restored the United States as a unified nation:
How and where did the Civil War end? +200 bonus points if you can name the person involved.
The Confederate army was surrounded in Appomattox Court House and surrendered to the Union. They signed the surrender in the private home of Wilmer McLean.
What was the 15th Amendment
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied... by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
Why did reconstruction happen after the war?
What was one of the failures of the reconstruction era?
The economy in the South was not rebuilt, and the rights of African Americans were not protected.
When did Abraham Lincoln announce the emancipation proclamation, and why?
He announced it after the battle of Antietam in 1862 because it was a Union victory, so he felt confident enough to pull it off.