Civil War People
Civil War Places
Civil War Things
Civil War Ideas
Civil War Events
Odds and Ends
Reconstruction
Government
100
Who was the president of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
100
The first shots of the war were fired here
Fort Sumter
100
The uniforms of Union and Confederacy were these two colors= which is which
What are the Blue and the Gray
100
Name three advantages the north had over the south
better transportation systems
more manufacturing/supplies
Lincoln as a leader
100
South Carolina became the first state to do this in Dec. 1860
What is secession
100
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued after the union declared victory at this battle
Antietam
100
The nickname for Congressional Republicans during reconstruction
Radical Republicans
100
General Grant
200
Because Abraham Lincoln was assassinated this man succeeded the presidency (became the new president).
Andrew Johnson
200
The first major battle of the war was fought here win for South Stonewall gains his name here
Battle of Bull Run
200
What was the battle in the Civil War that was a big turning point towards winning for the North
Battle of Gettysburg
200
What was the name of the Union's strategy to win the war? and what were the three parts of the strategy? .
Anaconda plan:
blockade south
capture capital at Richmond
capture Mississippi River
200
This battle gave control of the Mississippi River to the Union
Battle of Vicksburg
200
What effect did the cotton gin have on the Southern Economy and who invented the Cotton Gin?
Faster harvesting and processing means more profits, which increased the demand for slaves and southern commitment to cotton production
Eli Whitney
200
Nickname for Southerners who supported Reconstruction and the Republicans
Scalawags
200
Became President after Johnson in 1868
Ulysses S. Grant
300
Removed from command for failing to pursue Lee's army after the battle of Antietam- He replaced McDowell and actually ran against Lincoln in 1864?
General George B. McClellan
300
The bloodiest battle of the Civil War, three day battle in Pennsylvania in July 1863
Gettysburg
300
the capital city of the Confederate States
Richmond, Virginia
300
This declared slaves in rebellion states to be freed in an effort to deprive the Confederacy of its workforce.
and when was it formally issued?
the Emancipation Proclamation
January 1, 1863
300
Lincoln was the first candidate of what party to win- 1860 election- what political party
Republicans
300
President Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War
to Preserve the Union
300
The president of the United States impeached during Reconstruction was
Andrew Johnson
300
Became president in 1876 and the close election formally ended reconstruction in 1877 compromise
Rutherford B. Hayes
400
He shouted "thus always to tyrants" after shooting Lincoln April, 1865
John Wilkes Booth
400
Robert E. Lee surrendered here on this date--Month and year
April, 1865
400
Where did Lee surrender to Grant at in 1865?
Appomattox Court House
400
The idea that people should have the right to decided whether to be a slave or free state.
Popular sovereignty
400
Battle in 1862 in which Lee invaded Maryland and bloodiest one day battle
Antietam
400
Congress passed this Amendment in June 1866, because they feared that the Civil Rights Act might be overturned. This gave African Americans citizenship. It also required that no state deny any person “the equal protection of the laws”.
What is the 14th Amendment to the constitution?
14th Amendment to the constitution?
400
What group was formed to help slaves transition from being slaves to being free citizens? It also helped them to get land, find their relatives and get an education
The Freedman's Bureau
400
General Robert E. Lee
500
Union General most famously known for his "March to the Sea" and waged total war on the confederacy
William Sherman
500
Slave states that remained in the Union
border states
500
This act strengthened a previous law and effectively made all people slave catchers.
The Fugitive Slave Act
500
What is a Northerner who moved south during Reconstruction? (to gain political and economic power)
Carpetbagger
500
During the Antebellum years, Americans began to feel a strong allegiance to their region. This is called ______
sectionalism
500
This amendment ended slavery.
13th amendment
500
What was Lincoln's plan for reconstruction called and why
10% plan for 10% of oaths needed for admission into union
500
Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine as a free state in this agreement
What was the Missouri Compromise
600
The general who later became a president
Ulysses S. Grant
600
The first shots of the Civil War were fired on Fort Sumter in this city
Charleston
600
This is the supreme law of the United States, written by the Founding Fathers in Philadelphia in 1787.
the Constitution
600
Organized secret society that used terror and violence against African Americans to keep them from voting
Ku Klux Klan
600
This was a fee that people had to pay in order to vote; it was designed to limit votes for African-Americans
the Poll Tax
600
hat amendment gave all men the right to vote-- black and white
15th Amendment
600
These were put into place during Reconstruction to restrict former slaves in the southern states from being involved in politics, travel, or in the justice system.
Black Codes
600
He died after being accidentally shot by his own men at Chancellorsville; it was a huge loss for the Confederacy.
Stonewall Jackson