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After the War
1860's
100
This South Carolina engagement started the Civil War.
What is the attack on Fort Sumter?
100
She helped improve conditions for both prisoners and the mentally ill.
Who is Dorothea Dix?
100
This secret organization terrorized African Americans with burning crosses and murderous threats.
Who is the Ku Klux Klan?
100
Term used for slaves who farmed land in exchange for a portion of the profits.
What are sharecroppers?
100
It was the year Abraham Lincoln was elected for the first time, thus setting in motion the Civil War.
What is 1860?
200
This Pennsylvania battle saw over 8000 killed and was the turning point in the Civil War for the North.
What is Gettysburg?
200
He was the father of public education, giving his life to providing opportunities for all children to attend school.
Who is Horace Mann?
200
This former Union General became President of the United States during the early period of Reconstruction.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
200
Local laws used by southerners to discriminate against African Americans.
What are Black Codes?
200
This political party ran against Abraham Lincoln and focused on rights for the states.
What is the Democratic Party?
300
He was the commanding general for the South and considered one of the greatest generals ever to graduate from West Point.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
300
She organized that amazing convention for women that changed female rights for ever.
Who is Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
300
This man from Mississippi was elected as the first African American senator.
Who is Hiram Rhodes Revels.
300
After surrendering in this Virginia location, the war was officially over.
What is Appomattox Court House?
300
This actor assassinated Abraham Lincoln just days after the end of the Civil War.
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
400
It was consider the bloodiest day in the Civil War.
What is Antietam?
400
The name and place of the convention for women that took place in 1848.
What is Seneca Falls?
400
He became President upon the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Who is Andrew Johnson?
400
Those moving west got land at a very low cost or even free because of this legislation.
What is the Homestead Act?
400
Famous message of Abraham Lincoln released on January 1, 1863 freeing all slaves.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
500
After this victory, the North took control of the Mississippi River.
What is the battle of Vicksburg?
500
The name given to Northerners that moved to the south during Reconstruction.
What are carpetbaggers?
500
This organization taught former slaves to read, write, and even helped them learn new job skills.
What is the Freedman's Bureau?
500
Passed in 1866, it allowed African Americans to experience some equality for the first time.
What is the Civil Rights Bill?
500
He served as President of the Confederate States of America.
Who is Jefferson Davis?