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Civil War - Reconst
Civil War - Reconstruction
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What were the years that the Civil War occured | 1861-1865 |
| The debate over State's rights was mainly because of opposing views on ____? | Slavery |
| The battle of Vicksburg was important because it gained control of the ______? | Mississippi River |
| Robert E. Lee graduated from West Point Military Academy was commander in the Mexican War, Commanding General of the Confederate Army and he surrendered to U.S. Grant at _______? | Appomattox Court House |
| Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States during what war? | Civil War |
| Who was the President of the Confederacy? | Jefferson Davis |
| President Lincoln gave a famous speech to commemorate the Union soldiers that died during a famous battle. What was the name of the speech? | Gettysburg Address |
| Both President Lincoln and President Andrew Jackson had what in common? | Upheld the federal government |
| What did the Fugitive Slave Act do to runaway slaves? | Forced them back into slavery |
| The south did not have what type of economy that the North did? | Industries |
| What is the 13th amendment? | Abolished Slavery |
| What is the 14th amendment? | Gave former slaves citizenship |
| What is the 15th amendment? | African Americans gain the right to vote |
| What was the major effect of the Dred Scott v. Sanford decision? | It angered many Northerners because the decision could extend slavery into all territories |
| Harriet Tubman, Harriet Beecher Stowe, John Brown, and Fredrick Douglas are examples of what type of reformer? | Abolitionist |
| What was the name of the book that Lincoln considered to be the book that caused the Civil War? | Uncle Tom's Cabin |
| What does Lincoln say about the South in his Second Inaugural Address? | He believed that the South should be treated fairly during Reconstruction. |
| What did Fredrick Douglas feel about African Americans entering the Civil War. | He fought for their right to be able to fight in the Civil War. |
| Sojourner Truth spoke about what during the her speech "Ain't I a Woman"? | Women's Rights |
| Who was the General in charge of the Confederate Army? | Robert E. Lee |
| Who was the General in charge of the Union Army? | U.S. Grant |
| Why did the South secede from the Union? | They believed they had the state's right to have slavery |
| Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin | Harriet Beecher Stowe |
| A government of the people, by the people would be called a ________? | Democracy |