Causes/ Battles
One cause of the Civil War was that the Union wanted to ___________ slavery and the Confederacy did not.
What is "abolish?"
The President of the Union during the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The 13th Amendment states
What is "slavery had been ended?"
President Lincoln issued the "Emancipation" Proclamation in 1863. The word "Emancipation" means _________________
What is "to set free?"
The Freedmen`s Bureau by helping freed slaves find __________, instead of working as slaves.
What is "paid jobs?"
Another cause of the Civil War was the high ____________, or taxes, that states had to pay on imported goods.
What is "tariff?"
The General of the Union Army during the Civil War.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
The 14th Amendment states _______
What is "African Americans were granted citizenship?"
One of the major causes of the Civil War was the Union wanted to "abolish" slavery and the Confederacy did not. The word "abolish" means ___________________
What is "to end?"
The Freedmen`s Bureau started ___________, where African Americans could go to learn to read and write.
What are "schools?"
A cause of the Civil War was that the states believed they should have ____________, or the ability to make their own political decisions.
The General of the Confederacy during the Civil War
Who is "Robert E. Lee?"
The 15th Amendment states _________
What is "African Americans were given the right to vote?"
Congress "ratified" the 15th Amendment in 1870, giving African Americans the right to vote. The word "ratified" means _________
What is "to pass?"
During Reconstruction freed slaves would use "sharecropping" or ___________
What is "a system where a landowner would allow freed slaves to farm their land in exchange for crops?"
This major battle was a turning point during the Civil War.
hint: President Lincoln made a speech here
What is "The Battle of Gettysburg?"
The president during Reconstruction.
Who is Andrew Johnson?
The "Black Codes" were _________
What is a set of laws that restricted the political/ voting rights of African Americans?
In "border states" the people living in that state got to make decisions about slavery in that state. A "border state" is ____________
What is "a state where the people living there get to vote on whether or not the state will allow or abolish slavery?"
The "Black Codes" restricted African American`s voting rights by having a _________ that many African Americans could not pay.
What is "a poll tax?"
The battle where General Lee surrendered.
What is "The Battle of Appomattox Court House?"
BONUS: TRICKY
The person who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln.
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
The "Jim Crow Laws" were _______
What is laws created to segregate or separate African Americans from other Americans?
The "Jim Crow Laws" were passed in the South during Reconstruction to "segregate" African Americans from other Americans. The "Jim Crow Laws" are ______________ and "segregation" means _________________
What are "laws that were passed to segregate African Americans?"
What is "the forced separation of races."
The "Jim Crow Laws" restricted African Americans by _______ them from other Americans.
What is "segregating?"