Unit 9 and 10: civil war and reconstruction

Question 1

Unit 9:
what caused the civil war?

Answer 1

sectionalism, slavery, states’ rights, tariffs, election of 1860, and secession.

Question 2

Unit 9:
who won the civil war?

Answer 2

The north

Question 3

Unit 9:
what event marked the beginning of the civil war?

Answer 3

The attack on Fort Sumter

Question 4

Unit 9:
what was the emancipation proclamation?

Answer 4

a proclamation made by Lincoln that declared the slaves free.

Question 5

Unit 9:
what was the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg?

Answer 5

It was a turning point it was a victory for The union which halted lee’s invasion to the north.

Question 6

Unit 10:
what were the 3 plans for reconstruction?

Answer 6

Lincoln: go easy on the southerners Johnson: Go hard on the southerners Radical republicans: wanted to help blacks the most.

Question 7

unit 10:
what three amendments were added and what were they

Answer 7

13th amendment: all slaves are now free
14th amendment: former slaves were now citizens
15th amendment: former slaves had the right to vote.

Question 8

unit 10:
what was the reconstruction era?

Answer 8

era focused on rebuilding the south after the civil war.

Question 9

Unit 10:
what were the black codes?

Answer 9

laws passed in the South to restrict the rights of the native Americans.

Question 10

unit 10:
what was sharecropping?

Answer 10

a system of agriculture where landowners allowed tenants to farm their land in exchange for a share of crops.