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Ch 16 & 17
Civil War and Reconstruction
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Emancipation Proclamation | issued by Abraham Lincoln Jan. 1. 1863 freed slaves in all states in rebellion against the union |
| Lincoln's Assassination | killed by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater |
| Andrew Johnson | Became our 17th President after Lincoln was assassinated |
| 13th Amendment | abolished slavery |
| 14th Amendment | if born in the USA you are a citizen |
| 15th Amendment | all males could vote no matter their race |
| Fort Sumter | first battle of Civil War |
| Bull Run | Both sides realized the war wouldn't be short |
| Battles of the Ironclads | first battle between 2 iron ships |
| Shiloh | Named after a church on the battlefield |
| New Orleans | gained access to the Mississippi River and port at New Orleans |
| Antietam | Bloodiest battles of Civil War Emancipation Proclamation Issued after this battle |
| Gettysburg | turning point in Civil War |
| Sherman's March to Sea | Atlanta to Savannah Georgia Total War Destroyed the South's will to fight |
| 54th Massachusetts | All African American regiment who fought at the Battle of Charleston showing their bravery. |
| Freedmen's Bureau | agency established in the South to help freed African Americans |
| West Virginia | 41 counties in the Western part of Virginia who seceded from the state to join the Union during the Civil War |
| Tenure of Office Act | required the President to get te Senate's approval before dismissing a cabinet member |
| Edwin Stanton | was dismissed from his cabinet position by President Johnson without the Senate approval |
| Presidential Election of 1876 Winner | Rutherford B. Hayes |
| Compromise of 1877 | Deal between members of Congress that ended Reconstruction restoring the South to its old ways |
| Appomattox Courthouse | location of where General Lee surrendered to General Grant |
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