The Civil War
Fought from July 1st through 3rd in 1863 in Pennsylvania and was a Union victory. It was the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War and was the most significant battle of the war fought in the North.
Battle of Gettysburg
Won reelection in 1864 and wanted to make Reconstruction quick and easy for the South.
Abraham Lincoln
Formerly enslaved person.
Freedman
Any southern state with at least ____% of its voters making a pledge to be loyal to the U.S. could be readmitted to the Union
10%
The ___________ ___________________ were members of the Republican Party who were fervent believers in the abolition of slavery and total equality of the races.
Radical Republicans
Amendment that formally ended slavery in the U.S.
13th Amendment
Fought on September 17, 1863 and ended in a Union victory. It is considered to be the bloodiest single day of both the American Civil War and in United States military history.
Battle of Antietam
Followed Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction and was 1 vote short of being removed from the presidency.
Andrew Johnson
Formally put an end to.
Abolish
President Lincoln wanted to reunite the nation as _______________ as possible.
Quickly
Congress established the ____________ ______________ to help the freed slaves with food, clothing, and medical care.
Freedmen's Bureau
What group of people were excluded from becoming citizens?
Native Americans
On April 9, 1865, the Confederacy surrendered to the Union at ________ ____________ in Virginia. This event marked the end of the American Civil War with the Union as the victors.
Appomattox Courthouse
Assassinated Abraham Lincoln at Fords Theatre, 6-days after the war ended.
John Wilkes Booth
Laws limiting the rights of African Americans passed by Southern governments after the Civil War.
Black Codes
Became president after Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre
Andrew Johnson
______ made it illegal for freedmen to hold public office, to travel freely or to serve on juries. Any freedman found without a job could be fined and jailed.
Black Codes
Amendment that gave African American men the right to vote.
15th Amendment
Two generals involved in the surrender at Appomattox.
Robert E. Lee (Confederacy) and Ulysses S. Grant (Union)
Radical Republican leader in the Senate.
Charles Sumner
Military government, involving the suspension of ordinary law.
Martial Law
Johnson was brought up on ____________ charges by his political enemies
Impeachment
The South was divided into five ________ _____________ and governed by military governors until acceptable state constitutions could be written and approved by Congress.
Military Districts
Amendment that grated citizenship to everyone regardless of race.
14th Amendment
A 47 day siege that resulted in a Union victory on July 4, 1863. After their victory, the Union then controlled the Mississippi River thus cutting the Confederacy in half.
Siege of Vicksburg
Radical Republican leader in the House of Representatives.
Thaddeus Stevens
A white Southerner who supported Reconstruction.
Scalawag
Government pardoned all but ______________ _______________.
High-Ranking Officials
Texas was a part of which military district?
District 5
Finish the phrase: 13, 14, 15 ______ _______ _______
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