Pre-Civil War
What was the first state to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
What was the North's strategy for defeating the South during the Civil War?
Anaconda Plan
Who was elected President of the Confederate States?
Jefferson Davis
Who was the president during the first part of Reconstruction?
Andrew Johnson
The 15th Amendment states that Americans could not be denied the right to vote based on race. What group is excluded from this amendment?
Women
With the Abolitionist movement growing in the US during the antebellum period, many South Carolinians felt that Abolitionists were ____________________.
Threatening their way of life
What was the bloodiest battle and turning point of the Civil War?
Gettysburg
What is Bleeding Kansas?
A period of repeated violence between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forced in Kansas.
Which Amendment to the United States Constitution outlawed slavery in the US and its territories?
13th Amendment
Which was a restriction placed on African Americans under the Black Codes?
a. Were prevented from owning guns
b. could not accept wages for work completed
c. prevented from leaving the south without permission
d. could not work in white household
A. were prevented from owning guns
What was Lincoln's viewpoint on slavery at the time of his first election in 1860?
Slavery could continue in its present state but could not expand into new territories.
Why is the Battle of Antietam significant?
The Union victory gave President Lincoln the confidence he needed to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
The Compromise of 1850 stated the California could enter the Union as a __________ state.
Free
What was the primary goal of the Black Codes?
To ensure freed slaves had an unequal societal relationship with white Americans and keep a supply of cheap laborers
Whom did white southerners call "Carpetbaggers"?
What is popular sovereignty?
Government based on the consent of the people
How was issuing the Emancipation Proclamation a turning point in the Civil War?
It freed slaves in Confederate states
Why was the victory at Vicksburg influential in the events of the war?
The Union army now had complete control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in half
What was the goal of the Reconstruction Era?
The Freedmen's Bureau was.....
How was Lincoln's victory in the 1860 presidential election a turning point in American history?
Lincoln's victory prompted Southern secession and the Civil War that followed
How did General Sherman's March to the Sea affect Southern society and the end of the Civil War?
It destroyed the plantation system, removing social and economic support for the Confederacy.
Describe the North's advantages over the South at the start of the war.
- Greater population which populated its army
- Industrial economy that supplied its soldiers
How did the end of the US Civil War affect American politics?
Legislation was passed that provided citizenship and legal protection for freed slaves.
How did the 14th Amendment affect the American legal system?
It allowed all persons born in the US to be citizens on America and all laws be applied equally.