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The Civil War and Reconstruction. Chapter 4. Study Guide. Sherry Woods, Caywood Elementary School Lexington, TN. Northerners fought in the Civil War because they thought it was wrong for the Southern states to leave the . Union. The four border states were:. Kentucky. Maryland.
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The Civil War and Reconstruction Chapter 4. Study Guide Sherry Woods, Caywood Elementary School Lexington, TN
Northerners fought in the Civil War because they thought it was wrong for the Southern states to leave the Union
The four border states were: Kentucky Maryland Missouri Delaware
They were considered border states because they didn’t leave the Union, but some of them owned Slaves
Some people in the border states fought for the North while others fought for the __________. South
People in the border states remained citizens of the __________ ________ instead of joining the Confederacy. United States
What is the name of the system developed in the South to keep the plantations operating after slavery ended. Sharecropping
The organization set up to help former slaves was the Freedman's Bureau
General Sherman’s march to the sea was an effort to destroy everything in _______________ that could help the South in the war. Georgia
When the Union army captured ______________________, the south was cut in two at the Mississippi River. Vicksburg, Mississippi
The most successful Union general during the Civil War. Ulysses G. Grant
Which battle in 1862 convinced President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation? Antietam
Africans formed every kind of regiment except cavalry in the Civil War. True or False False
Reconstruction ended when the last ____________________ troops left the south in 1877. Union
One state split in two over the slavery issue and became the states of ___________ and ________ ______________. West Virginia Virginia
Who took over factory, business, and farm jobs when the men from the North and the South went to war? Women
Why were most Southerners willing to fight in the Civil War? Independence from the NORTH
_______________________ was led by President Johnson as an effort to bring the country back together after the Civil War. Reconstruction
People who were not in the military are known as ___________________. (mostly women, old men, and children) civilians
The name insultingly given to Southerners who supported the government after the Civil War. scalawags
What is the practice of separating people in schools, churches, and other public places known as? segregation
What is the murder of a political leader called? assassination
Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln? John Wilkes Booth
What was the name of the famous speech given at Gettysburg? The Gettysburg Address
Which amendment gave ALL people the right to vote regardless of race? 15th
Which amendment gave citizenship to all people born in the United States including former slaves? 14th
Once Reconstruction ended, white southerners again took political control and passed the ________ ________ to limit the rights of former slaves. black codes
Some southern states elected _____________ Americans to Congress after the war ended. African
Southern states were allowed to hold ______________, and choose their own state leaders after the Civil War was over. elections
The Confederate leader who chose not to lead the north because his home state, Virginia had joined the Confederacy. Robert E. Lee
After President Abraham Lincoln was killed, his Vice President, ________________________ became the seventeenth President of the United States. Andrew Johnson
Which Confederate state was the first to rejoin the Union after the Civil War ended? Tennessee