Battles
What is the first major battle on Northern soil?
Antietam
Who is William T. Sherman?
Union General- he marched 60,000 union troops through Georgia from Atlanta to Savannah and destroying everything along there way.
What is the freedoms Bureau?
a U.S. government agency that helped formerly enslaved people and impoverished whites after the Civil War. The Bureau was established in 1865 and operated until 1872.
What is the 15th amendment?
The 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the denial of voting rights based on race, color, or previous servitude.
Explain the significance of the battle of Vicksburg?
Vicksburg- Located in Mississippi
Union gained control of the Mississippi River which stopped the confederates from getting shipments and transporting their military.
Who was the president of the confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
What is the great betrayal of 1877?
Republican Rutherford B. Hayes was awarded the White House on the understanding that he would remove the federal troops from South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana.
Why did reconstruction end?
Removed the troops from the south-Hayes
While many factors led to the end of Reconstruction, the official end is generally attributed to the Compromise of 1877. The compromise resulted from a long process that included political turmoil, continuing division over race, and economic difficulties.
Explain the cause of the Mexican American War.
The primary cause of the Mexican-American War was the United States' annexation of Texas in 1845, which led to a dispute with Mexico over the Texas-Mexico border, as Mexico did not recognize Texas as legitimate American territory, further fueled by the concept of "Manifest Destiny" that encouraged American westward expansion; this disagreement ultimately sparked the war.
Which Battle did William T. Sherman burn a major city down as he marched to Savannah?
Battle of Atlanta
This man surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, which ended the civil war.
Robert E. Lee
What is Manifest Destiny?
the idea that the United States was destined to expand across North America
What are black codes?
laws passed in the Southern United States after the Civil War to limit the rights of formerly enslaved people. The laws restricted African Americans' economic and civil rights.
What is the emancipation proclamation?
a declaration by President Abraham Lincoln that freed enslaved Black people in the rebelling states during the Civil War.
What is the first major battle of the civil war and explain how the battle started.
Battle of Fort Sumter-confederates raided a federal fort in South Carolina
This man was killed by friendly fire during a major battle and was a signific leader for the confederate army.
Stonewall Jackson
What is the compromise of 1850?
The bill included California entering the Union as a free state, defining Texas's border in return for debt relief, establishing New Mexico and Utah as official territories, and finally banning the slave trade in the District of Columbia in exchange for a new fugitive slave law.
What is the difference between the presidential reconstruction and congressional?
Presidential Reconstruction was a lenient approach to reuniting the South after the Civil War, while Congressional Reconstruction was more punitive
what is the 14th amendment?
The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees equal protection under the law, citizenship, and due process of law.
This man took over the oval office after Lincoln was assassinated and was later on impeached by Congress.
Andrew Johnson
What is habeas corpus and why was it suspended?
a court order that requires law enforcement to produce a prisoner and justify the prisoner's detention
President Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus to silence Southern sympathizers and to prevent the movement of Confederate troops.
What is Jim Crow?
Explain the Oregan territory.
The United States acquired the Oregon Territory through the Oregon Treaty of 1846 and the establishment of the Oregon Territory in 1848. The treaty ended a 28-year period of joint occupation of the Oregon Country by the United States and Great Britain.