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Civil War and Recons
Civil War and Reconstruction
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the 2 main causes of the Civil War? | States rights for the south and emancipation of the slaves for the north. |
| Who was the president of the Union during the war? | Abraham Lincoln |
| Who was Jefferson Davis? | President of the Confederacy. |
| Who was General Robert E. Lee? | The general who led the Confederacy. |
| Who was General Ulysses S. Grant? | The leader of the Union army. |
| Who was John Wilkes Booth? | The man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln |
| What was the Emancipation Proclamation? | An order by Abraham Lincoln that stated all enslaved people in the south were now free. |
| Why did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation? | The Union was losing the war and they would gain new fighters when the enslaved were freed. |
| What role did formerly enslaved people play in the war? | They fought for the Union and helped them win. |
| Which battle was the turning point of the Civil War? | Gettysburg |
| Why was Gettysburg a turning point in the Civil War? | The confederacy lost more than a third of their fighters. |
| What was Lincoln's 10% plan? | Pardoned most southerners, required only 10% of voters to swear allegiance to the U.S. and agree to emancipation |
| What does Juneteenth celebrate? | The day Union Army General Granger took control of Galveston, TX and announced that "all slaves are free." |
| During reconstruction, what was the goal of the republicans? | To create a more equal society with more opprtunities and rights for black Americans. |
| During reconstruction, what was the goal of the democrats? | To regain political power and enforce white supremacy by suppressing the rights of black Americans. |
| What postive outcomes did Reconstruction have on black Americans? | They won the right to vote and hundreds of black politicians were elected into office. |
| What negative outcomes did Reconstruction have on black Americans? | Laws were passed to limit the freedoms of black Americans. Hate groups like the Ku KLux Klan terrorized and killed black Americans to keep them from voting. |
| What did the 13th Amendment do? | Made slavery illegal |
| What did the 15th Amendment do? | Gave black men the right to vote |
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