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The U.S. History
Review
By Miguel A. Rivera
Section 7
The Civil War and
Reconstruction Era
What are some characteristics of the
Civil War Era?
Activity – Civil War and
Reconstruction
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Gather as much information as you possibly
can about the Civil War in your group
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½ picked to rotate will change seats every 2 ½
minutes, 2 minutes, and 1 ½ minutes after
having brainstormed what you know
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We will come together as a class and figure
out what you’ve put down.
Civil War and Reconstruction
Characteristics
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North vs. South
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Abolitionists (people who supported the idea of
getting rid of slavery) vs. people who supported
keeping slavery or letting Popular Sovereignty
(majority rule by the people) decide
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People who favored making a national law against
slavery vs. those who favored states’ rights (the right
of each state to choose whether or not to allow
slavery
Civil War and Reconstruction
Characteristics
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Fugitive slaves – slaves who moved from the South
to the North seeking their freedom
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Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 – federal marshal or
anyone with jurisdiction to arrest, but was known not
to arrest a slave, was liable to a $1000 fine
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Civil War Amendments – Amendments 13 (eliminate
slavery), 14 (gives blacks their citizens’ rights), and
15 (gives black men the right to vote)
The Civil War and
Reconstruction
1860
Abraham Lincoln is elected and
South Carolina secedes with
others soon following, the country
is divided and the Confederacy (or
South) is formed
The Civil War and
Reconstruction
1861
The American Civil War begins
The Civil War and
Reconstruction
1863
Lincoln puts the Emancipation
Proclamation (document that
frees’ slaves in the south) into
effect
The Civil War and
Reconstruction
1865
The American Civil War Ends and
Abraham Lincoln is killed
The Civil War and
Reconstruction
1877
Reconstruction ends as a new
President is elected by the whole
country and the U.S. armed forces
finally move out of the South
Confederate States
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Southern states
who formed a
separate country
after Abraham
Lincoln was
elected because
they wanted
states’ rights and
slavery
Gettysburg Address
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After Battle of
Gettysburg
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One of the most
famous speeches
in history
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Given by
Abraham Lincoln
Underground Railroad
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Route from South
to North
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Complicated and
Difficult
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Led by conductors
like Harriet
Tubman
Ku Klux Klan
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Begins at this time
Bigots who
believe in the
supremacy of
whites
Hang, burn, rape
and damage
property of freed
slaves
Jim Crow Laws
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Poll Taxes – people had to
pay $ to be able to vote at
the polls
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Literacy Tests – people had
to be able to read in order
to be able to vote at the
polls
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Grandfather Clause –
allowed anyone who could
vote before the Civil War
and their descendents to
vote without Literacy Tests
or Poll Taxes
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
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Book written by Harriet
Beecher Stowe about a
slave who develops a good
relationship with his slave
owner, even though the
slave owner and his family
beat him
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Slave forgives his owners
because of his Christianity
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Changes the way some
people look at slaves and
their relationship with
people
Civil War – Who is this guy?
Civil War – Who is this guy? –
Abraham Lincoln
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16th President of
the U.S.
Elected in 1860
Abolitionist
Freed Slaves
On the $5 Bill
and the Penny
Civil War – Who is this guy?
Civil War – Who is this guy? –
Dred Scott
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Slave who sued his
owner because he
was free in Dred
Scott v. Sandford
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Was found by the
Supreme Court to
be a slave because
slaves did not have
the right to sue –
they were not
citizens
Civil War – Who is this lady?
Civil War – Who is this lady? –
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Wrote Uncle
Tom’s Cabin, one
of the most
politically
influential novels
in history
Civil War – Who is this guy?
Civil War – Who is this guy? –
Robert E. Lee
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General of
Confederate Army
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Originally in the
North, assigned by
Lincoln to lead Union
army
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Left to South after
Virginia seceded
because he could not
go against his home
state
Civil War – Who is this lady?
Civil War – Who is this lady? –
Harriet Tubman
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Slave who
became free
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Helped conduct
Underground
Railroad and lead
many other
slaves to freedom
Civil War – Who is this guy?
Civil War – Who is this guy? –
Andrew Johnson
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17th President of the
U.S. after Lincoln
was assassinated
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First President
impeached because
he vetoed civil
rights bills – never
removed from
office
Civil War – Who is this guy?
Civil War – Who is this guy? –
Frederick Douglass
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Civil Rights leader
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Writer, speaker,
statesman, and
world traveler
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Spoke at Abraham
Lincoln’s funeral
Civil War – Who is this guy?
Civil War – Who is this guy? –
Ulysses S. Grant
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General of Union
Army
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Eventually elected
18th President of the
U.S. because of
success in Civil
War