Civil War

13th Amendment

• Abolished slavery in the South

• Abolished slavery

• Granted citizenship

14th Amendment

• Abolished slavery

• Abolished slavery in the South

• Granted citizenship

15th amendment

• Gave male citizens the right to vote

• Abolished slavery

• Abolished slavery in the South

The south during Reconstruction

• Crops and Banks booming. Valuable economy. Roads, railroads, and buildings in great shape.

• Southern Democrats supported the

  reconstruction Acts.

• Crop and Bank failures. Worthless economy. Roads, railroads, and buildings torn down.

What is a main cause of the New York City Draft riots?

• The Irish wanted to fight for the Union in the Civil War

• Economic troubles worried poor Irish immigrants

Confederate strengths

• More money and more men.

• Better transportation and supplies.

• Fighting for home and family. Fight on their home territory.

What event gave the USA this land?

• US-Mexican war

• American Revolution

• Civil War

Compromise of 1850

• Maine and Missouri admitted as slave states

• Western territories of New Mexico and Utah could vote for slavery

The first time Congress protected minorities

• Dred Scot VS Sandford

• Missouri Compromise

• Civil Rights act 1866

Which political group felt that the federal government could not ban slavery?

• Radical Republicans

• Southern Democrats

• Whigs and Free Soilers