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USVA SOL
SOL 7d-7f: The End of the Civil War and Reconstruction
Question | Answer |
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Illegal | Lincoln believed that secession was _______, so restoring the Union as quickly as possible was his main goal. |
Malice | Lincoln wanted to bring the South back into the Union, with "_______ towards none, charity for all" (did not want to punish the South) |
Assassinated | Lincoln was ____________ just days after Lee's surrender at Appomattox. |
Military Occupation | The South was placed under ____________ ____________ after the Civil War to ensure equality for African Americans. |
Radical Republicans | Political party in control after the death of Lincoln; wanted to punish the Southern states and guarantee more rights for African Americans. |
Andrew Johnson | Served as President after Lincoln's assassination. Often clashed with Radical Republicans, and was impeached. |
13th Amendment | This abolishes slavery forever on American soil. |
14th Amendment | This guarantees equal rights to all citizens of the U.S., and defines who a citizen is (including all those born or naturalized in the U.S.) |
15th Amendment | Voting rights were guaranteed, regardless of race. |
Election of 1876/Compromise of 1877 | In exchange for the Republicans gaining the presidency, they promised to remove federal troops from the South. This enabled Confederate Democrats to regain power and African American rights were lost. |
Jim Crow Era | This time period began with the Compromise of 1877 when troops were removed from the South and African Americans were no longer protected. |
Southern | This area of the United States was left devastated and poor for many decades after the Civil War. |
Northern/midwest | This area of the United States saw a huge growth in industry and wealth after the Civil War. |
Transcontinental Railroad | After the Civil War, the completion of this speeded westward expansion. |
Emancipation Proclamation | This document of Lincoln's urged African Americans to enlists in the Union Army. Issued after Antietam. |
Women | Managed homes during Civil War while men were away; served as nurses |
U.S. Grant (during Reconstruction) | Union general who was elected President after the Civil War; pushed for rights of freedmen; urged radical Republicans not to punish the South. |
Robert E. Lee (during Reconstruction) | Southern general; urged South to rejoin the U.S.; Served as president of Washington College (Washington & Lee today) |
Frederick Douglass (during Reconstruction) | Former slave; pushed for passage of 13th-15th Amendments; Served as ambassador in Haiti |
Reconstruction | The period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union |