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CIVIL WAR
CIVIL WAR & RECONSTRUCTION
Question | Answer | Answer 2 |
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What significant act happened in 1787 that caused tension between North & South? | Constitution Ratified; slaves counted as 3/5 w/no rights / tension North vs South | |
What invention increased the demand for Slaves? | 1793: Eli Whitney north events cotton gin, demand for slaves | (blank) |
What significant event happened in 1803 that increase the size of the U.S.? | Louisiana Purchase, doubles size of U.S., tension over ext slavery | |
William Lloyd Garrison | 1831: Abolistionist news paper "The Liberator" | (blank) |
Nat Turner | 1831: Led slave revolt killed 55 whites | (blank) |
What happened between 1846-1848 that increased territories for the U.S.? | War w/Mexico adds territory, re-ignites debate | (blank) |
Harriet Beecher Stowe | 1851: wrote best seller "Uncle Tom's Cabin" humanizes slaves | (blank) |
What political party was founded between 1854-1855? | Republican party founded by anti-slavery Northerners | (blank) |
Kansas-Nebraska Act | 1854: allows incoming settlers to decide on slavery | (blank) |
Dred Scott decision | 1857: Supreme Court decides slaves have no right repected by whites | (blank) |
Haitian Revolt | 1791: Toussaint L'Overture led slave revolt in Haiti | (blank) |
Gabriel Prosser | 1800: Organized uprising in Virginia / foiled by 2 frightened slaves | (blank) |
Denmark Vesey | 1822: organized large slave revolt, but foiled | (blank) |
John Brown | 1800-1859: Abololutionist, raided Harpers Ferry, Virgina | (blank) |
Mary Chesnut | 1823-1886: recorded dislike of slavery and life in the Confederacy | (blank) |
John C. Calhoun | 1782 - 1850: Served as Vice Pres, Sec War & State / believed in States Rights | (blank) |
Jefferson Davis | 1808-1889: Pres of Confederacy / born in KY / Grad West Point | (blank) |
Frederick Douglas | 1817-1895: Escaped slavery, Anti-Slavery, advocate for use of black troops | (blank) |
Samuel Houston | 1793-1863: Commander of Texas Reveloution / Pres & Gov of Texas / refuse to accept Confederacy | (blank) |
Abraham Lincoln | 1809-1865: Pres from 1860-65, Led Union / assassinated 6 days after surrender of Confederacy | (blank) |
Elisah Hunt Rhodes | 1842-1917: fought for North / documented the 4 year war | (blank) |
Sam Watkins | 1839-1901: fought for South / documented the war | (blank) |
Wilmer McClean | Civil began in his yard and and ended in his house / even though he moved | (blank) |
How many places was the Civil War fought | 10,000 | (blank) |
In what Civil War battle did more American fall than in all previous American Wars combined | Battle of Shiloh 6-7 Apr 1862 | (blank) |
Out of 100 slaves, how many could expect to reach age 60 | fewer than 4 out of 100 | (blank) |
Who said maintaining slavery was like holding a wolf by the ears | Thomas Jefferson | (blank) |
Harriet Tubman | Known as "Moses" by slaves led to the north | (blank) |
What book about slavery sold more that 1.5 million copies worldwide | Uncle Tom's Cabin | (blank) |
Who said "A house divided against itself cannot stand" | Abraham Lincoln | (blank) |
Which U.S. Army officer captured John Brown | Robert E. Lee | (blank) |
Who was the first president of the Confederate States of America | Jefferson Davis | (blank) |
What target did Gen Beauregard order his confederate troops to open fire on? | Fort Sumter, SC | (blank) |
What city became the capitol of the Confederate government? | Richmond, VA | (blank) |
What was "The Great Skedaddle" | Discouraged Union troops after the loss at the first battle at Bull Run | (blank) |
Hiram Ulysses (U.S.) Grant | 1822-1885: North's most effect General / West Point Grad / elected Pres 1868 | (blank) |
George B. McClellan | 1825-1885: West Point Grad / hesitant to engage confederacy / removed by Lincoln / unsuccessful bid for Presidency 1864 | (blank) |
Nathan Bedford Forrest | 1821-1877: former slave dealer / raised own Confederate Regiment / most daring Calvary Officer | (blank) |
What battles on 6 & 16 Feb, 1862, became 1st major victories for the Union & Grant? | Battles of Ft Henry, TN & Ft Donelson, TN / 4,332 CASUALTIES | First major victory for North; put KY & TN back in Union / U.S. Grant instant hero |
What happened on 20 Feb, 1862 that effected President Lincoln emotionally? | Pres Lincoln's son dies / Willie Lincoln | Little time to mourn / back to working 18 hour days |
What major battle happened on 9 Mar, 1862, in Hampton Roads, VA? | Battle of Ironclads / Merrimac vs. Monitor, Hampton Roads, VA | First iron-hulled ships fight to stand off / North & South rush to build more |
What Union Gen decided to make a major troop movement to Richmond, VA on 13 Mar, 1862, but takes 3 weeks? | Gen McClellan plans to move 121,500 troops to Richmond, but takes 3 weeks, and 400 boats to land forces at Ft Monroe on VA coast | Vastly outnumbered Confederates wait for McClellan determined to defend their homes |
Between 4 to 7 April, 1862, what Confederate Gen staged a theatrical troop movement to fool a Union General? | Gen Jeb Magruder stages theatrical troop movement and fools Gen McClellan | Gen McClellan decides to attack Yorktown instead |
What battle was fought between 6 to 7 April, 1862, which saw heavy casualties, but victory for the Union? | Battle of Shiloh at Pittsburgh Landing in TN; 23,700 casualties | Despite North victory, Grant is criticized for high loss; South losses Gen Albert S. Johnston |
What executive order did Pres Lincoln sign on 16 April, 1862? | Lincoln prohibits slavery in DC | first step that led to full emancipation |
What Confederate city was taken by the Union Navy on 24 April, 1862? | Battle of New Orleans; Admiral David Farragut sails past fort at mouth of MS to take city | Lower MS falls into Union hands / obstructs Confederate supply lines to TX |
What Lincoln cabinet member was said that "he was so corrupt, the only thing he wouldn't steal was a red-hot stove? | Sec of War, Simon Pete Cameron | (blank) |
After Ft Donelson, what were the initials in U.S. Grant's name said to stand for? | Unconditional Surrender Grant | (blank) |
What commander was nicknamed the VA Creeper | Gen George McClellan | (blank) |
William Black | yougest boy in the war / 11 years old / almost twelve when he signed up | (blank) |
How many people were killed at Shiloh | 2,477 men / 23,000 casualties | (blank) |
What new bullet was introduced during the Civil War | Mini-ball | (blank) |
Who was the Naval Officer who captured New Orleans | Admiral David Farragut | (blank) |
How many slaves could a confederate own to avoid being drafted | 20 slaves | (blank) |
How many southerners eligible for the draft failed to sign up? | Nearly half | (blank) |
What were "cor-du-roi" roads" | hastly constructed timber highways to transport guns | (blank) |
What battle did McClellan fight on (7 day) 25 Jun 1862, with troops outnumbering Lee's Army, but was pushed back to Wash DC? | Seven Day Richmond VA campaign, 36,000 casualties | Outnumber, Lee mounts attack and force McClellan back to Wash DC, viewed as overly cautious & faint hearted |
Who won the battle of Manassas (2nd Bull run) between 29 30 Aug 1862, and who lost? | Victory by Lee & Stonewall / sent John Pope back to Wash DC | Battle of Manassas VA / 2nd Bull Run / 25,251 casualties |
What action did Pres Lincoln take on 17 Sep 1862, to prevent Americans from helping the confederates? | Lincoln suspends Habeas Corpus, for people helping rebels | criticized as being unconstitutional |
What action did the Confederate Congress take on 11 Oct 1862, which indicated the south's fears of a slavery insurrection? | Confederate Congress exempts from army anyone owning 20 or more slaves | Show fear of slave insurrection in South |
What major battle was fought on 13 Dec 1862, which gave Lee the chance to finish off the Union army? | Battle of Fredericksburg VA / 17,900 casualties | Lee defeats much superior force / but may have lost chance to win war by not finishing off Union forces |
What executive order was signed Lincoln on 1 Jan 1963, that electrifies both sides? | Lincoln signs Emancipation Proclamation | Electrifies both sides |
By 1862, how many farm workers had enlisted in the Union Army | more than 1 Million | (blank) |
What Confederate General was given the name "Stonewall" | Thomas J. Jackson | (blank) |
What Supreme Court Decesion was reversed by outlawing slavery in the territories | Dred Scott Decision | (blank) |
What did Lee rename the Confederate Force | The Army of Northern Virginia | (blank) |
How many slaves were liberated when SC plantation owner fled from the Union | 10,000 | (blank) |
What event did Lincoln feel he had to wait for before he could emancipate slaves | A military victory in 1862 | (blank) |
Who was placed in command whe Lincoln removed McClellan | John Pope | (blank) |
Waht was Gen Joseph Hooker's nickname? | Fighting Joe | (blank) |
Who was the photographer whose exhibit, "The Dead at Antietam," was shown during the war | Matthew Brady 1862 | (blank) |
What was meant by the "Higher Object" | Emancipation Proclamation | Sep 1862 Lincoln annouced Emancipation Proclamation |
What battle between 31 Dec 1862 - 31 Jan 1863 questioned Union's control of border states? | Battle of Murfreesboro, TN 23514 casualties | Gen Braxton Bragg nearly defeats Union forces / questions regarding control of border states |
What law was passed by Union congress on 3 Mar 1863, to help the Union Army? | Congress passes Conscription Act | Volunteers Union Army not enough to win War |
What action did President Lincoln take on 10 Mar 1863, to help restore Union forces? | Lincoln grants amnesty for all 125,000 deserters who report back to duty | Helps to restore Union force |
What major battle took place between 21 Apr - 11 May 1863, where Lee Army defeats "Fighting Joe"? Who did Lee loose? What was "Fighting Joe's" name? | Battle of Chancellorsville VA | Lee defeats Fighting Joe, but loose Stonewall Jackson |
On 19 May 1863, who did Lincoln exile to the south for protesting the War? | Ohio Congressman Clement Vallandigham, critic of Lincoln is exiled to the South | Lincoln concerned about growin antiwar movement in North |
Who's Army surrounds Confederate forces on 19 May 1863 and tries to out camp them? | Grant's Army marches 180 miles through Mississippi, wins 5 battles, surrounds and tries to "out camp the enemy" | Lee decides to move North with a plan to attach on Harrisburg and Philadelphia |
What was the major cause of death | Disease / 2 for every one death from battle | (blank) |
What was known as the key transporation link between Richmond and Washington? | Fredericksburg, VA | (blank) |
Who said "It si well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it," and what battle did he say it in | Lee / Fredericksburg | (blank) |
What did Gen George McClellan feel most hindered the Union Army? | Drinking Alchohol | (blank) |
What was the single most unpopular act of the Lincoln Adminstration | Emancipation Proclamation | (blank) |
What name was given to antiware northerners by their political opponents | Copperhead Movement | (blank) |
by the end of 1863, how much did a barrel of flour cost in the South? | $250.00 | (blank) |
How much of the Southern Army would be AWOL or with leave by the end of the year | 2/5 | (blank) |
Who was Gen Lee speaking of when he said "he has lost his left arm, but I have lost my right" | Stonewall Jackson | (blank) |
Who was the "dust covered man."? | U.S. Grant | (blank) |
Where did U.S. Grants army surround adn trap 31,000 Confederates? | Vicksburg, Mississippi 19 May 1863 | (blank) |
What major battle was fought July 1-3 1863, which turned Lee back to the south / Who defeated him? | Battle of Gettysburg, PA, 51,000 casualties | Union victory turns back LEE's invasion to North; / Gen Meade allows Lee's Army to escape |
What siege took place on July 4, 1863, which cut the Confederacy in half? How many rebels surrendered? | Battle/Siege of Vicksburg, MS, 50,000 casualties, 29,000 Rebels surrender | Victory for Gen Grant / Confederate cut in half |
What event took place on July 13, 1863, as a result of the Union draft & Emancipation Proclamation? | Riot in New York in ref Draft / Blacks attacked | Worst riot in Amer Hist. / 120 dead / Fed troops / tension w/draft, war, Emancipation Proclamation |
What event happened on July 18, 1863, that changed North perceptions of blacks? | 54th Mass / Colored Infantry attacks Ft Wagoner, Charleston Harbor, SC | Heavy Causualties suffered / help change north perceptions of black soldiers |
What did Pres Jeff Davis do on August 1, 1863, in a desperate need for Confederate troops? | Jeff Davis offers amnesty to deserters | desperate need for manpower |
What major battle was fought between Sept 19-20, 1863, which was a defeat for Union insurrections into the south? | Battle of Chickamauga Creek GA; 34,444 casualties | Rebel Victory in bloodiest war of the western theater |
What major speech did President Lincoln give on November 19, 1863? | Lincoln's Gettysburg Address / dedicates battlefield cemetery | Lincoln's ten sentences lay out his vision of "a new birth of freedom" |
What major victory took place between November 23-25, 1863 that allowed the Union to penetrate the Confederacy? | Battle of Chattanooga, TN; 12,491 casualties / Union victory frees Grant's Army to penetrate the Confederacy | |
What fugitive slave made his way north, where he joined the 1st New Jersy Cav? | Alex Turner (killed his owner) | Daughter "Daisy" spoke in film age 104 |
How did the Battle of Gettsburg begin? | It was a clash over shoes in a small town in PA | (blank) |
How many Confederates gathered at Gettysburg? | 65,000 | (blank) |
How many Union soldiers were at Gettysburg? | 85,000 | (blank) |
Who led the 20th Maine to victory using an obsure textbook maneuver? | Joshua Lawrence Chamberlin | (blank) |
To what state did Lee's Army retreat after the Battle at Gettysburg? | Virginia | (blank) |
How long was the wagon train of woundes Conferate soldiers? | 17 miles | (blank) |
Name 2 groups that organized private relief and check disease in the army. | U.S. Sanitary Commision & U.S. Chrisitan Commision | (blank) |
Who was the Union Captor of Vicksburg? | U.S. Grant | (blank) |
How long did it take for Vicksburg, MS to celebrate the 4th of July | 81 years | (blank) |
What immigrant group was outraged by the influx of blacks into New York? | Irish | (blank) |
How much were black privates paid per month | $10 to $13 for whites | (blank) |
Who won the battle of Chickamauga? | Confederates | (blank) |
Where did Union troops unfurl the flag to signify victory? | Lookout Mountain, Chattanoga, TN | (blank) |
On November 19, 1863, who was the featured speaker? | Ab Lincoln - Gettysburg Address | (blank) |
Who received a promotion on March 2, 1864, that changed the outcome of the war in the Union's favor? | U.S. Grant named General-in-Chief of the Union Armies | (blank) |
What event took place on April 12, 1864, that outraged the North? | Massacre at Ft Pillow, MS River / black soldiers surrendering were murdered | Gen Nathan B. Forrest allowed his men to kill surrendering black soldiers / North outraged |
What major battle took place between May 5-19, 1864, where Lee stopped Grant's drive to Richmond? Who did Lee loose in the battle? | Battles of Wilderness & Spotsylvanion near Chancellorsville | Lee stops Grant's drive to Richmond / Gen Jeb Stuart is mortally wounded |
Who did the radical Republican party nominate on May 31, 1864? | radical republic Ohio nominate Gen John Charles Fre'mont | demonstrates opposition to Lincoln in his own party |
What battle took place between June 1-4, 1864, which U.S. Grant later regretted? | Battle of Cold Harbor in VA; 13,500 casualties | Grant assaults Lee's entrenched army in the bloodiest attack of the war; nearly 8,000 Union soldiers fall in eight minutes of fighting |
What nave battle took place on June 14, 1864? | Naval battle between CSS Alabama adn USS Kearsarge near Cherbourg, France; 33 casualties | CSS Alabama sank |
What battle took place on June 27, 1864, that slowed Sherman's advance through GA? | Battle of Kennesaw Mountain near Marietta, GA; 2,321 casualties | Confederate victory slows Sherman's advance through GA to Savannah, GA |
What qualities made Grant a great Gen? | 4:00 am courage / cool under fire | (blank) |
Where did Grant go to school? | West Point | (blank) |
Who was the Grandmother of Lee's wife? | Mrs. Mary Washington (George Washington's wife) | (blank) |
In what war did Grant and Lee meet before the civil war? | Mexican War | (blank) |
In the battle of the Wilderness, who did Lee praise during the 2nd day for battle for always moving back the Union army? | Texans | (blank) |
What happened to many of the wounded men who were unable to escape after the battle of the Wilderness? | burned alive | (blank) |
What battle did Grant admit was a mistake | The battle of Cold Harbor | (blank) |
What Union COL did Grant promote to Brigadier Gen at Petersburg? | Joshea Lawrence Chamberland | (blank) |
How many hospitals for the Union? Confederate? | 350 / 154 | (blank) |
Where was the biggest and best hospital? | Chimberazo - Richmond, VA | (blank) |
Who was placed in charge of all women nurse employed by the north armies? | Dorthea Dix | (blank) |
To what confederate city did Sherman advance his troops? | Atlanta / ending in Savanah / then turning north through SC | (blank) |
What party nominated President Lincoln on June 8, 1864? Who was his VP? | Lincoln nominated by Union Party / Andrew Johnson, TN Vice President | broadens support for ticket / platform endorses 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery / no compromise w/south |
What action did Lee take between July 2-14, 1864 to divert the Union's attention from Richmond, VA? | Jubal Early raid on Wash DC; 9,000 casualties | Confederate Jubal Early surprise strike diverts Union forces from Richmond, and causes panic in Union Capital |
Which areas were seized during a Naval battle August 5, 1864, by the Union Navy? | Naval Battle of Mobile Bay; 589 casualties | Union Admiral Farragut seize one of last 2 major ports used for blockage runners by Confederates |
Who was nominated on August 31, 1864, by the democratic party to run against Pres Lincoln? | Gen McClellan nominated for democratic candidate for President / show down with Lincoln on war | |
What major battle took place between July 18 - Sep 3, 1864, in Georgia? | Battles for Atlanta; 20,000 | Sherman burns Atlanta & prepares to cut 60 mile wide track of devastation through GA |
What major battle took place at the creek on Oct 19, 1864, where the Union became the victor? What Gen won / lost? | Battle of Cedar Creek in the Shenandoah Valley; 8,665 casualties | Union Gen Phillip Sheridan defeats Jubal Early lay waste to Shenandoah Valley |
What percent did Pres Lincoln win by during the elections on November 8, 1864? What did this signify? | Lincoln re-elected / 55 percent of popular vote | Lincoln re-election is a mandate to continue war with no compromise. |
How many horse was Nathan Bedford Forrest alleged to have been shot from under him? | 30 horses / killed 31 men | (blank) |
Who was the democratic canidate for president? | George McClellan | (blank) |
Who was "La Belle Rebelle"? | La Belle Boyd - Confederate Spy | (blank) |
Who was Mary Elizabeth Bowzer? | Slave spy who worked in Confederate White House | (blank) |
What simple tool did Union commander fail to provide soldiers with a way out of huge man made crater? | a Latter | (blank) |
What Union Admiral shouted, "Dawn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!"? | David Farragut | (blank) |
Who replaced Confederate Gen Joseph Johnson? | John Bell Hood | (blank) |
How many northern prisoners were hel in Confederate prison near Andersonville? | 33,000 | (blank) |
What percentage to popular vote did Lincoln carry during elections | 55 percent | (blank) |
Who choose the Lee's front yard as the Arlington Cemetary? | Montgomery Megs / son barried in Mrs. Lee rose garten | (blank) |
What major battle took place on Dec 16, 1864, in TN? Who lost / won? | Battle of Nashville, TN; 4,449 casualties | Union Victory by Gen George Thomas over Gen John Hood |
What city was captured in Georgia on Dec 21, 1864? Who captured it? | Sherman captures Savannah, GA | complete of march to sea / turn toward's Carolinas |
What battle took place on Jan 15, 1865, which allowed the Union to capture what seaport? | Battle of Ft Fischer NC; 1,841 casualties | enables Union to take Wilmington, last seaport to Atlantic ocean |
What Amendment was past on Jan 31, 1865 to abolish slavery? | House passes 13th Amendment / abolishes slavery | Amendment goes to states for ratification |
Who did Pres Lincoln meet with on Feb 3,1865, and where to consider / negotiate ending the war? | Lincoln meets with Confederate Peace Commission, Hampton Roads, VA | no positive outcome / Linc demands unconditional surrender |
What significant event occurred in SC on Feb 19, 1865 to signify the end of the war? | Confederate abandon Charleston, SC | birthplace of secession lost |
What government organization did the Union Congress create on Mar 3, 1865 to signify assistance for freed slaves? | Union Congress create Freedom Bureau | signal to nation that Feds will assist freed slaves |
What desperate act did the Confederacy pass on Mar 13, 1865 to try to win the war? | Confederacy authorizes the arming of slaves as soldiers | despite this desperate act, no slaves actually fight as soldiers for the Confederacy |
What major battle took place between Mar 25- Apr 2, 1865, which wore down Lee's army causing him to retreat? | The battle of Petersburg in VA; 17,000 casualties | Grant's siege wears down Lee's Army; Lee retreats |
What major event happened in VA between Apr 3-4, 1865, that signified the end of the war? | Davis flees Richmond, VA hoping to escape to South; Lincoln arrives in the city. | The fall of the Confederate Capital signals to the nation the ware is really over. |
What major event happened on Apr 9, 1865, that signified the end of the war? | Lee surrenders at Appomattox Courthouse, VA | (blank) |
APRIL 14, 1865 | ABRAHAM LINCOLN ASSASSINATED | (blank) |
Who was Ely S. Parker? | Union COL who drafted the surrender for Lee / Indian | (blank) |
What major Fort was abandoned on Feb 17, 1865, that signified the end of the war? | Ft Sumpter, SC abandoned by Confederacy | (blank) |
Before leaving Atlanta for the March to the sea, what were Sherman's instructions? | Destroy everything in path | (blank) |
How many slaves fled to Sherman's Army | 25,000 | (blank) |
Where did Sherman's Army go after it reached Savannah | South Carolina | (blank) |
How much did a barrel of flour cost in the South after 1865 | $250 a barrel / $5 for a stick of wood | (blank) |
Who said, "Verily, the work does not end with the abolition of slavery, but only begins"? | Frederick Douglas | (blank) |
What Union Gen was shot dead during the battle of Petersburg | A.P. Hill | (blank) |
Who accompanied Lincoln to Richmond after it's fall? | His son Tad, and Black Calvary | (blank) |
After the Battle of Sayler's Creek, how man soldier remained in the Confederate Army? Union? | 25,000 Confederates / 125,000 Union | (blank) |
When did Lee surrender to Grant, marking the end of the war? | April 9, 1865 | (blank) |
Who owned the house where Lee adn Grant met? | Wilmer McClean | (blank) |
What major change took place in the South between 1863-1877, which was initiated by the Lincoln administration? | Reconstruction of South / brought back into Union; black children in school rises from 2 to 34%; 1870 1 million blacks can vote, 15% public officials black | (blank) |
What Amendment was ratified by the states on Dec 6 1865? | 13th Amendment ratified, abolishing slavery | (blank) |
1866-67 | KKK originated in TN by Confederate Veterans / opposes reconstruction / terrorist tactics | (blank) |
Jul 9, 1865 | 14th Amendment ratified. | Defines national citizenship regardless of race or gender adn extends equal protection of the law to all citizens |
Feb 3, 1865 | 15th Amendment ratified | Right to vote regardless of race |
1890's | "Jim Crow" laws passed in Southern states to disenfranchise most blacks by charging poll taxes and establishing property and literacy requirments | also established rules segregating blacks from whites in public and private places. |
1896 | "Plessy vs. Ferguson" Supreme court decision declared "Separate but Equal" facilities for blacks and whites are constitutional, thus upholding segregation of races | (blank) |
1909 | NAACP founded. Blacks and white joined to reverse segregation and redress grievances of American blacks. | (blank) |
Feb 3, 1913 | 16th Amendment ratified; grants Fed Government to collect income taxes | revenue raising techinique first used in Civil War |
1915 | New KKK organized in GA | Spreads to North in 1920's / hostility to all minorities. |
D.W. Griffith | 1915: "Birth of a Nation" premieres at the White House. Glorifies KKK and vilifies blacks during reconstruction | (blank) |
W.E.B. DuBois | 1935: published "Black Reconstruction" / book protrayed reconstruction as a positive period in our history | (blank) |
1936 | The majority of blacks vote Democratic in a presidential election for the first time since emancipation. | Franklin D. Roosevelt's liberlism, and his wife Eleaaanor's commitment to equal rights for blacks, result in a massive political realignment in the United States |
1948 | President Truman issues exec order banning racial discrimination in military and Fed Gov | Fed begans slow process of integrating post-WWII America |
1954 | "Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka KS" | Reverses "Plessy" decision hold segregation as unconstitutional |
1955 | Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat in Montgomery, AL | stimulates civil rights movement |
1957 | Pres Dwight D. Eisenhower send Nation Guard to Little Rock, AR to enforce desegregation. | Fed Gov supports court mandated integration of public facilities |
1963 | 250 K people attend M.L.K's "I have a drema" speech | (blank) |
Jan 23, 1964 | 24th Amendment ratified / outlaws poll taxes for voting | (blank) |
1964 | Civil Rights Act of 1964; outlaws racial discrimination in public accomodations and prohibits discrimiantion hiring on basis of race, sex, religion or national origin. | (blank) |
1965 | Voting Rights Act of '65 / authorizes Attorney General to appoint federal examiners to register voters where discrimination persists. | (blank) |
1968 | M.L.K. ASSASSINATED / martyred for civil rights movement | (blank) |
1988 | Jesse Jackson is major canidate for President | accumulates the 2nd largest number of votes in the democratic primary. |
L. Douglas Wilder | becomes the 1st black to be elected govenor in the U.S. history. | Wilder, Govenor of VA, will serve in Richmond which had been the capital of the Confederate States of America. |
What happened to thousands of glass photographic negatives of the Civil War? | Thrown away and sold to Green houses / negative burned away by sun | (blank) |
John Wilkes Booth | Assassinated President Lincoln in Ford Theater | (blank) |
How old was Lincoln when he died | 54 years old | (blank) |
Where was John Wilkes Booth captured and executed? | a Virginia tobacco barn | (blank) |
Who was the last man killed in the Civil War? | PVT John J. Williams | May 13, 1865 / Battle at Poleto Ranch, TX / Confederate Victory |
Who was arrested by Union troops on May 10, 1865? | Pres Jeff Davis arrested and imprisioned at Ft Monroe | (blank) |
How many men died in the Civil War | 620,000 | (blank) |
How many men fought in the Civil War | 3.5 million | 1/4 of South's men died / 13,000 from Iowa |
Who wrote the book of civil war poem entitled "Drum Taps" | Walf Wittman | (blank) |
What did Robert Lee do after the war? | became president of Washington College | (blank) |
How did Grant restore his family fortune? | Wrote memoirs / finished July 16 / died one week later | sold 500,000 copies |
Who once said that history is not "was," it's "is"? | William Faulkner | (blank) |
What age did Jefferson Davis die? | Age 81 | (blank) |
When did Gen Custer die? | Gen Custer died in 1876, during battle with Sue & Shian Indians | (blank) |
When did Robert Lee die? | Died in 1870 / "Greatest mistake of my life was taking a military education." | (blank) |
What did the emancipated slave own? | nothing... | (blank) |
What did Nathan Bedford Forrest do after the War? | 1867: joined the KKK and became the Imperial Wizard, but later quit because the organization became to violent | (blank) |
How large was Sherman's Army? | 62,000 men | (blank) |