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Chapter 6 – The
Civil War and
Beyond
A who, what, where,
when, how game.
WHO?
 Tell who each of the
following people were and
why they were important
during this time.
Who was Abraham
Lincoln?
Abraham Lincoln was
president of the United
States (the Union) during
the Civil War.
Who was Robert E. Lee?
Robert E. Lee was the
general that commanded
the Confederate
(Southern) troops.
Who was Jefferson Davis?
Jefferson Davis was the
president of the
Confederate States during
the Civil War.
Who was William
Tecumseh Sherman?
He was the Union general
that led his troops from
Atlanta to Savannah
during the March to the
Sea, destroying everything
the South might be able to
use to win the war
Who was Thomas
“Stonewall” Jackson?
A Confederate (Southern)
general who was known
as an excellent leader.
Who was Ulysses S.
Grant?
The general who led the
Union army after the
Battle of Vicksburg.
Who was George
Washington Carver?
An African American
scientist who discovered
over 300 uses for peanuts.
What did most women in
both the North and the
South do during the Civil
War?
Most women took over the
jobs the men left behind
when they went to war.
What?
What word means the
murder of an important
leader?
Assassination
What document did
Abraham Lincoln sign in
the middle of the war that
declared the slaves in the
South were free?
The Emancipation
Proclamation
What was the period of
rebuilding in the South
after the Civil War called?
Reconstruction
What group helped former
slaves by building schools
and hospitals, as well as
helping the poor find jobs?
Freedman’s Bureau
What is the forced
separation of people
based on race?
segregation
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13
Identify the
amendment.
The 13th amendment
ended slavery in the
United States.
What is the difference
between a primary source
and a secondary source?
A primary source is
firsthand information
about something, such as
an event. A secondary
source is information from
someone who did not
witness an event.
Identify the 14th
amendment.
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The
amendment gave
citizenship to all people
(including former slaves)
born in the U.S. and said
all citizens had the right to
be treated equally.
What is the government
selection of people to
serve in the military?
A draft
Identify the 15th
amendment.
All men were given the
right to vote.
Identify the term for
charging a government
official with committing a
crime.
Impeach
Where?
Which of the border states
was formed during the War
when it split off from
another state?
West Virginia
(which split from Virginia, a
Confederate state)
Who did the citizens in the
border states fight for, the
North or the South?
They fought for both the
North and the South.
Other than West Virginia,
name two of the four other
border states.
Missouri, Kentucky,
Maryland, and Delaware.
Did slavery occur in the
border states? Were
border states in the Union
or Confederacy?
Border states stayed in
the Union, but did allow
slavery.
How was the South
affected after the Civil War
ended?
Since most of the battles
in the Civil War occurred
there, the South was
devastated. Homes, farms
and businesses were
burned down or destroyed.
How was the North
affected after the Civil War
ended?
Since most of the battles in
the War occurred in the
South, the North was not
damaged like the South was.
Northern businesses grew
quickly during and after the
War.
When?
Which of the following events
occurred earliest during the War
& what was important about the
event?
 Appomattox Courthouse
 Battle of Gettysburg
 Battle of Vicksburg
 First Battle of Bull Run
 Fort Sumter
 Sherman’s March to the
Sea
Fort Sumter was fired on
by Confederate troops,
starting the War.
Which of the following events
occurred latest during the
War & what was important
about the event?
 Appomattox Courthouse
 Battle of Gettysburg
 Battle of Vicksburg
 First Battle of Bull Run
 Fort Sumter
 Sherman’s March to the Sea
Appomattox Courthouse
Lee surrendered to Grant,
ending the War.
Which of the following events
occurred a few months after
Fort Sumter was attacked &
what was important about
the event?
 Appomattox Courthouse
 Battle of Gettysburg
 Battle of Vicksburg
 First Battle of Bull Run
 Sherman’s March to the Sea
First Battle of Bull Run
This was the first big
battle after the War
began, and both sides
thought they would win
easily and the War would
soon be over.
These two events were turning
points in the war, and
happened a few months after
Lincoln signed the
Emancipation Proclamation.
 Appomattox Courthouse
 Battle of Gettysburg
 Battle of Vicksburg
 First Battle of Bull Run
 Sherman’s March to the Sea
Battle of Gettysburg
and the
Battle of Vicksburg
What happened at the
Battle of Gettysburg?
The Battle of Gettysburg
was a turning point in the
War. It was a very bloody
battle that the Union won
in the end.
What happened in the Battle
of Vicksburg?
The Battle of Vicksburg was
also a turning point in the
War. The Union won this
battle and took control of
the Mississippi River,
cutting the Confederacy in
half.
Which of the following events
occurred a few months before
the War ended & what was
important about the event?
 Appomattox Courthouse
 Battle of Gettysburg
 Battle of Vicksburg
 First Battle of Bull Run
 Fort Sumter
 Sherman’s March to the Sea
Sherman’s March to the Sea
General Sherman marched
from Atlanta to Savannah,
destroying everything along
the way that might help the
Confederates win the War.
Put the following events in the
order they occurred.
 Appomattox Courthouse
 Battle of Gettysburg
 Battle of Vicksburg
 First Battle of Bull Run
 Fort Sumter
 Sherman’s March to the Sea
Fort Sumter
First Battle of Bull Run
 Battle of Gettysburg
 Battle of Vicksburg
Sherman’s March to the Sea
Appomattox Courthouse
How?
What is sharecropping
and how did it affect
former slaves?
Sharecropping was a system
in which landowners let
tenants use a part of their
land in exchange for a share
of the crops. Most of the
poor tenant farmers, often
former slaves ended up in
debt
How did Jim Crow laws harm
African Americans?
Jim Crow laws allowed
segregation, separating
schools, hospitals and even
cemeteries. Not as much
money was spent on African
American schools and
hospitals, so they were
allowing unfair treatment.
How did Andrew Johnson
become President?
Andrew Johnson became
President when Abraham
Lincoln was assassinated.