Preston Brooks
... • President Jefferson Davis picked Reagan to head the new Confederate States of America Post-office Department. He was an able administrator, presiding over the only cabinet department that functioned well during the ...
... • President Jefferson Davis picked Reagan to head the new Confederate States of America Post-office Department. He was an able administrator, presiding over the only cabinet department that functioned well during the ...
Civil War Xword Puzzle Packet
... Lincoln suspended the writ of _______ _______ (unlawful imprisonment). Gray was the color of the _______. On April 9, 1865, Lee surrendered to Grant at _______ Courthouse. In the North, a wealthy person could hire a boy _______ to serve for him. The 54th Massachusetts Volunteers were the first _____ ...
... Lincoln suspended the writ of _______ _______ (unlawful imprisonment). Gray was the color of the _______. On April 9, 1865, Lee surrendered to Grant at _______ Courthouse. In the North, a wealthy person could hire a boy _______ to serve for him. The 54th Massachusetts Volunteers were the first _____ ...
The Road to Reconstruction
... citizenship to freedom. The 14th Amendment provided for civil rights for all people and equal protection under the law. The 15th Amendment protected all citizens from being discriminated against in voting because of race. April 9, 1865 – Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse After his victory over the ...
... citizenship to freedom. The 14th Amendment provided for civil rights for all people and equal protection under the law. The 15th Amendment protected all citizens from being discriminated against in voting because of race. April 9, 1865 – Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse After his victory over the ...
Georgia and the American Experience
... everything in its path, 300 miles from Atlanta to Savannah • A sixty mile-wide area is burned, destroyed, and ruined during a two-month period • Captured, but did not burn, Savannah in December 1864 because - ...
... everything in its path, 300 miles from Atlanta to Savannah • A sixty mile-wide area is burned, destroyed, and ruined during a two-month period • Captured, but did not burn, Savannah in December 1864 because - ...
The Confederate States of America
... States can impeach federals States can tax ships No suing states No spending federal money on industry and other internal improvements • All laws must have a single subject ...
... States can impeach federals States can tax ships No suing states No spending federal money on industry and other internal improvements • All laws must have a single subject ...
Commemorating the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War FOOTSTEPS OF FAIRFAX
... Two and 1/3 acres of land for this cemetery was purchased in 1866 for $225.00 "… as a burial place or cemetery for the re-interment of the bodies of such persons as the 'Ladies Memorial Association' of said County of Fairfax shall direct to be interred therein. Provided that in all cases such bodies ...
... Two and 1/3 acres of land for this cemetery was purchased in 1866 for $225.00 "… as a burial place or cemetery for the re-interment of the bodies of such persons as the 'Ladies Memorial Association' of said County of Fairfax shall direct to be interred therein. Provided that in all cases such bodies ...
Lecture S15 -- The Confederacy and the United States in 1861
... States can impeach federals States can tax ships No suing states No spending federal money on industry and other internal improvements • All laws must have a single subject ...
... States can impeach federals States can tax ships No suing states No spending federal money on industry and other internal improvements • All laws must have a single subject ...
Study Guide for SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the
... 21. What was the battle of Fort Pulaski? How was it defeated? April 1862, Union forces took Tybee Island, which was only a mile across the Savannah River from Fort Pulaski. They called on the fort’s commander, Colonel Olmstead to surrender. Olmstead refused and Union forces began firing on the fort ...
... 21. What was the battle of Fort Pulaski? How was it defeated? April 1862, Union forces took Tybee Island, which was only a mile across the Savannah River from Fort Pulaski. They called on the fort’s commander, Colonel Olmstead to surrender. Olmstead refused and Union forces began firing on the fort ...
the american civil war
... Mexico was also a means to beat the Union’s naval blockade which, though never total, was increasingly effective from 1863. Control of the Mississippi was critical to keeping these supplies available. When Vicksburg fell it was a turning point, cutting the Confederacy in half. Trench warfare: There ...
... Mexico was also a means to beat the Union’s naval blockade which, though never total, was increasingly effective from 1863. Control of the Mississippi was critical to keeping these supplies available. When Vicksburg fell it was a turning point, cutting the Confederacy in half. Trench warfare: There ...
Causes of Confederate Defeat in the Civil War
... the Civil War Contributed by Aaron Sheehan-Dean The surrender of Confederate general Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865, effectively ended the American Civil War (1861–1865). But why did Lee surrender? And why in the spring of 1865? Historians have a ...
... the Civil War Contributed by Aaron Sheehan-Dean The surrender of Confederate general Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865, effectively ended the American Civil War (1861–1865). But why did Lee surrender? And why in the spring of 1865? Historians have a ...
People of the Civil War
... the Civil War wasa. Stonewall Jackson b. Robert E. Lee c. Jefferson Davis d. Abraham Lincoln ...
... the Civil War wasa. Stonewall Jackson b. Robert E. Lee c. Jefferson Davis d. Abraham Lincoln ...
apush - Lincoln Park High School
... 2. Why is Chamberlain so bothered about having his brother serving with him in his regiment? Why would he want to order his brother out of the regiment? 3. Author Michael Shaara changes some of the historical facts about the battle—for instance, he puts Chamberlain in the middle of the Union line du ...
... 2. Why is Chamberlain so bothered about having his brother serving with him in his regiment? Why would he want to order his brother out of the regiment? 3. Author Michael Shaara changes some of the historical facts about the battle—for instance, he puts Chamberlain in the middle of the Union line du ...
Chapter 5 - Maple 4th Grade
... In 1860 Americans elected Abraham Lincoln to be President. Many southerners disagreed with Abraham Lincoln. They wanted to secede. People thought Abe would end slavery In 1861 11 southern states left the union They made a new country called Confederate States of America The Confederate States of Ame ...
... In 1860 Americans elected Abraham Lincoln to be President. Many southerners disagreed with Abraham Lincoln. They wanted to secede. People thought Abe would end slavery In 1861 11 southern states left the union They made a new country called Confederate States of America The Confederate States of Ame ...
1. Summary of TheCivilWar
... and Fifteen Amendments to the United States Constitution. These amendments outlawed slavery, granted African Americans United States citizenship, and granted African-American males the right to vote. Although equal treatment under the law for African Americans would not be enforced until almost a hu ...
... and Fifteen Amendments to the United States Constitution. These amendments outlawed slavery, granted African Americans United States citizenship, and granted African-American males the right to vote. Although equal treatment under the law for African Americans would not be enforced until almost a hu ...
Civil War Generals
... October 12, 1870 • Declined to lead the Union Army because he lived in the South. • https://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=4AVMoo _PT40 ...
... October 12, 1870 • Declined to lead the Union Army because he lived in the South. • https://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=4AVMoo _PT40 ...
Hayden and Mike - Virtual Museum
... Butler, commander, came into the possession of three slaves who had made their way across Hampton Roads harbor from Confederate-occupied Norfolk County, Virginia and presented themselves at Union-held Fort Monroe. General Butler refused to return escaped slaves to masters supporting the Confederacy, ...
... Butler, commander, came into the possession of three slaves who had made their way across Hampton Roads harbor from Confederate-occupied Norfolk County, Virginia and presented themselves at Union-held Fort Monroe. General Butler refused to return escaped slaves to masters supporting the Confederacy, ...
5 Sparks Civil War North Vs South
... America. During the Mexican War, he had been an officer in the United States Army. Davis also had served as the United States Secretary of War. When the South surrendered, he was charged with treason and prohibited from running for public office again. ...
... America. During the Mexican War, he had been an officer in the United States Army. Davis also had served as the United States Secretary of War. When the South surrendered, he was charged with treason and prohibited from running for public office again. ...
History Lecture 6a Civil War
... Where you’re from = what unit you served in Militia structure = units organized by state, county, neighborhood “54th Massachusetts,” “33rd Alabama,” e.g. Result for hometowns: Casualties unevenly distributed One part of one battle could kill most of the men from a single town Ex: 1st Minnesota at Ge ...
... Where you’re from = what unit you served in Militia structure = units organized by state, county, neighborhood “54th Massachusetts,” “33rd Alabama,” e.g. Result for hometowns: Casualties unevenly distributed One part of one battle could kill most of the men from a single town Ex: 1st Minnesota at Ge ...
USA Civil War (1861-1865)
... The southern states, however, had a large farming economy that was based on slave labor. While the North no longer needed slaves, the South did. The election of the anti-slavery Republican Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860 caused 11 southern states to secede from the Union to form the Confederate ...
... The southern states, however, had a large farming economy that was based on slave labor. While the North no longer needed slaves, the South did. The election of the anti-slavery Republican Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860 caused 11 southern states to secede from the Union to form the Confederate ...
The Civil War
... First Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) 1861 – The first major battle of the Civil War that took place in Virginia. Confederate Army won. ...
... First Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) 1861 – The first major battle of the Civil War that took place in Virginia. Confederate Army won. ...
Chapter 14
... 3. The Gov’t. would retain all federal property in seceded states. • clear reference to mounting trouble at Ft. Sumter ...
... 3. The Gov’t. would retain all federal property in seceded states. • clear reference to mounting trouble at Ft. Sumter ...
Key Term Chapter 20
... British‐built and manned Confederate warship that raided Union shipping during the Civil War. One of many built by the British for the Confederacy, despite Union protests. (473) Border States Five slave states–Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware and West Virginia–that did not secede during th ...
... British‐built and manned Confederate warship that raided Union shipping during the Civil War. One of many built by the British for the Confederacy, despite Union protests. (473) Border States Five slave states–Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware and West Virginia–that did not secede during th ...