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Civil War and Reconstruction Study Guide Name: _______________________________ Test on Friday, September 9. Why is Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriett Beecher Stowe an important book in history? It helped the abolition movement grow. It was about the cruelty of slavery. Before the Civil War, Southern states believed they had the right to secede from the Union. What is the main issue that led to the Civil War starting? o Disagreement over states’ rights between the North and the South. What started the Civil War? o Confederate troops attacked at Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. Confederates won the battle. When did the Civil War start? o April 12, 1861 Why was the Fugitive Slave Law unpopular in the North? o It required the Northern states who opposed slavery to return slaves to the South back to their plantation. What was the name given to the people who worked to end slavery? o Abolitionists Before the Civil War, Southern states said that slavery was necessary because their economy was based on large scale agriculture. What was the first of eleven states to secede from the Union? o South Carolina What was the name of the secede states? o The Confederate States of America or the Confederacy Who was the president of the Confederate States of America? o Jefferson Davis Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War? o Abraham Lincoln Why was slavery so important to many people in the South? o Southern farmers wanted more enslaved people to produce cotton. What did some abolitionists do to try to end slavery? o They printed antislavery newspapers and spoke against slavery. What did Abraham Lincoln believe about slavery? o Slavery was morally and socially wrong. John Brown attacked the Army post to start a slave rebellion. Sectionalism increased because of conflicts over tariffs and slavery. Sectionalism- loyalty to one part of a country Union- another name for the United States Fugitive- a person who is running away Civil war- a war between two groups or regions within a nation Battle at Gettysburg was the turning point of the Civil War. The Union won the battle. Sherman’s March to the Sea- Sherman lead a march from Atlanta to Savannah using total war to destroy the South and force the Confederates to surrender. The Union won. General Robert E. Lee was the leader of the Confederate Army. Ulysses S. Grant was the leader of the Union Army. Civil War and Reconstruction Study Guide Name: _______________________________ Test on Friday, September 9. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was an important leader for the Confederate Army. Appomattox Court House, Virginia- the site of the surrender of the Civil War on April 9, 1865. Lee surrendered to Grant. 1. What is sharecropping? Rented the land he farmed by paying a share of his crop to the landowner. Sharecroppers were continually in debt. 2. What is the 13th amendment? Official abolished (ended) slavery in the United States. 3. What is the 14th amendment? It granted citizenship to former slaves in the United States This amendment was important to add, because to protect the rights of former slaves 4. What is the 15th amendment? Gave all men the right to vote regardless of race. This amendment was important to add, because some states wanted to keep African Americans from voting. 5. What are Jim Crow laws? The laws passed by states to limit the rights of African Americans. Laws that required African Americans to be separated from whites in public places. 6. What did Lincoln want to do to rejoin the Union? The defeated Confederate states to set up new governments and rejoin the Union quickly. 7. What did the black codes do? They limited the rights of African Americans to travel, vote, and work. 8. What is a scalawag? Southern people who supported Republican policies during Reconstruction were called this by former Confederates. 9. What is a carpetbagger? Northern people who moved to the south after the Civil War. 10. What is the time after the Civil War called and important facts about this era? It was called Reconstruction. The North became stronger as their economy grew. Many people were poor and it was hard to earn a living in the South. Federal troops took control of the south during this time. 11. What was the result of the end of the Reconstruction? African Americans lost political power. President Hayes told federal troops to leave the South. Segregation (separating whites and blacks) was enforced.