Civil War Flashcards
1
Q
Causes
A
south v north (slave v free; federal v state); lincoln election
2
Q
antebellum
A
pre-war; not all blacks enslaved
3
Q
black soldiers
A
segregated units under white commandment
4
Q
emancipation proclamation
A
Ab Lincoln; war to preserve Union
5
Q
Reconstruction
A
1865-1877; 13-15 amendments
6
Q
13 amendment
A
slavery abolished (1865)
7
Q
14 amendment
A
citizenship to all (1868)
8
Q
15 amendment
A
voting rights for black (1870)
9
Q
Freedmen’s Bureau
A
provide food, clothing, medical care, schools for former slaves
10
Q
Hiram Revels
A
first A.A senator
11
Q
sharecropping
A
blacks given plot of land in exchange for working on land
