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Civ War HGHS
Civil War Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This group in Congress pushed for a punishing form of Reconstruction for the South | Radical Republicans |
| This abolished slavery in the USA | 13th Amendment |
| What economic system allowed farmers to rent a piece of land for a portion of a years crop yield | Share Crop System |
| This abolished slavery in the states that were in Rebellion against the Federal Government | Emancipation Proclamation |
| This stated that all native born or naturalized people in the U.S. A. were citizens | 14th Amendment |
| This provided for the withdrawal of Federal troops from the South and ensured Hayes the presidency | Compromise of 1877 |
| This said a president must have Senate approval to remove a cabinet member | Tenure of Office Act |
| This authorized the use of Federal troops to fight terrorist groups | Enforcement Acts |
| This prohibited any state from limiting the right to vote because of race | 15th Amendment |
| This provided legal,educational and medical services to former slaves and poor whites in the South | Freedman's Bureau |
| This unofficially regulated lives of former slaves in the South | Black Codes |
| This enabled farmers to pledge their crops against loans | Crop Lien System |
| David Faragut captured what important port city from the South in 1862 | New Orleans |
| What were the four slave states remaining in the Union called | Border States |
| This man captured both Vicksburg and Richmond for the Union | U.S. Grant |
| This first major land battle of the war hinted that it would not be a quick war | Bull run |
| The Monitor was an ironclad ship for this side in the Civil War | Union |
| This man fought R.E. Lee to a draw at the Battle of Antietam | George McClellan |
| She is the founder of the Red Cross | Clara Barton |
| Although a major victory Lincoln was disappointed in General Meade at this battle for failing to follow Lee | Gettysburg |
| After capturing Atlanta this man went on to take Savannah | W.T. Sherman |
| This President felt that freed blacks should go back and work for their former owners | Andrew Johnson |
| What was Mathew Brady famous for during the Civil War | Photography |
| This is the name of the Northern Ironclad Ship | Monitor |
| This battle allowed Lincoln to free the slaves in the states in rebellion with the Emancipation Proclamation | Antietam |
| Famous Radical Senator from Mass. that wanted to punish the South | Charles Sumner |
| This woman highly connected to the Confederate government kept a diary detailing the conditions in the South | Mary Chestnut |
| He was the Union commander at Gettysburg | George Meade |
| Why was Hiram Revels important | First African American Senator form Mississippi |
| What event was Edwin Stanton a major player in | Impeachment of Andrew Johnson ( Tenure of Office Act) |
| Union General U.S. Grant forced the surrender of Vicksburg and what other important Southern city | Richmond |
| What was the first state to secede from the union | South Carolina |
| David Faragut was responsible for the union victory at this, largest city in the South | New Orleans |
| What first battle of the Civil War hinted that it was not going to be a quick war | Bull Run or Manassas |
| Yes or No? Radical Republicans believed that freed slaves should go back to work for their former owners | No |
| What was the name given to Northerners who went south to influence politics and make a profit | Carpetbaggers |
| What did the Civil Act of 1867 propose | Citizenship for former slaves |
| What were Southerners who worked with the Northern Government after the war called | Scalawags |
| What did Lincoln do when the South won the first battle of Bull Run/Manassas | Called for more volunteers |
| Who took over the presidency after Lincoln was assassinated, also, where was he from | Andrew Johnson,Tennessee |
| What secret group used violence to intimidate southern supporters of the Federal Government as well as former slaves | KKK |
| Who was the Republican candidate for the presidency in 1876 | Rutherford B. Hayes |
| Who was the Democratic candidate for the presidency in the election of 1876 | Samuel J. Tilden |
| What impact did the Amnesty Act of 1872 have on the Democratic Party in the South | Strengthened it |
| What political party did the KKK want to see returned to power | Democratic Party |
| This person negotiated surrender terms for the South at Appomatox, Va | R.E.Lee |
| Who saved the day for the Confederates at the 1st Battle of Bull Run/Manassas | Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson |
| Name the four Boreder States | Mo, Ky, Md, Del. |
| What was Lincoln's main goal at the start of the Civil War | End Secession-keep the country together |
| Which battle was the turning point of the Civil War | Gettysburg |
| Name the Northern strategies at the start of the Civil War | Blockade, Control the Miss. River, Capture Richmond |
| Name the Southern Strategies at the start of the Civil War | Break the Blockade, Fight a defensive war, Capture Washington DC if possible, Get outside help-GB |
| What battle marked the high water mark for the Confederacy | Battle of Chancellorsville |
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