People
Who was the President of the Union during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
What is the most famous battle of the Civil War and that was considered a turning point in the war
Gettysburg
What does it mean to secede
To leave the United States
What was Lincoln's reconstruction plan called
10% Plan
In what location was Abraham Lincoln assasinated
Ford's Theatre
Who was the person that was responsible for killing Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Where were the first shots of the Civil War located
Fort Sumter
What is a carpetbagger
A northerner who moved south in order to make money
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do
Freed the slaves in the states that seceded
Name the 4 border states
Missouri, Kentucky, Delaware, Maryland
Who was the President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
What battle was the worst single day battle in US History
What is a scalawag
A southerner who had the same motives and beliefs as a person from the north
What was the speech given by Lincoln after a famous battle took place
Gettysburg Address
Name both the Union capital & the Confederate Capital
Washington DC/Richmond
Name BOTH the most famous Union and Confederate Generals
Ulysses S Grant & Robert E Lee
What is the name of the battle that would give control of the Mississippi river to the Union
Vicksburg
What is sharecropping
What was the agreement that would end the era of Reconstruction
Compromise of 1877
What was the freedman's bureau
Organization that would help former enslaved individuals live in society
Who was the general of the Union army that would eventually get fired for being too cautious and refusing to listen to Lincoln
General George McClellan
What is considered our hometown battle that took place just outside of Springfield
Wilsons Creek
What were the black codes and give me an example
Laws that limited the freedom and rights of black Americans - Segregation
What are the 13th 14th & 15th Amendments
13th - No more slavery
14th - Anyone born in the US is a citizen
15th - All men over 21 can vote
Name all 3 components of the Anaconda Plan
1. Take the capital of the confederacy
2. Take control of the Mississippi River
3. Put a naval blockade around the Confederacy