Civil War and Reconstruction

The main issue between the north and the south was

• Urbanization

• Slavery

• Mining

• Boating

Which battle started the Civil War?

• Gettysburg

• Vicksburg

• Appomattox

• Ft. Sumter

Which battle, that gave the Union control of the Mississippi River, was the turning point of the war?

• Gettysburg

• Vicksburg

• Appomattox

• Ft. Sumter

What was one effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• It gained support for the Confederacy.

• Confirmed that the end of slavery was near and gained support for the Union.

• Led to the immediate assassination of President Lincoln.

• Immediately ended slavery in the south.

Ulysses S. Grant

• Commander of the Union

• Commander of the Confederacy

April 1865- Ford's Theater

• Lee surrenders to Grant

• President Lincoln assassinated

• Gettysburg Address

• Emancipation Proclamation

President Lincoln's assassination led to

• a lenient reconstruction on the South

• the continuation of the war for several more months

• the immediate end of the Civil War

• Johnson and the Radical Republicans taking over reconstruction of the south

What is the goal of Reconstruction?

• to punish the south for the Civil War

• to bring the two halves of the country back together after the Civil War

• to build new factories in the north

The south after the Civil War

• Poverty

• Destruction of farmland

• Anger over the end of slavery

• All of the above

Sharecropping was an extension of slavery because it was very difficult for sharecroppers to earn money which kept them tied to the land.

• False

• True