Civil War - Reconstruction Vocab

What is true about the Battle of Fort Sumpter?

• It was the bloodiest battle

• It was the second battle in the Civil War

• Only 1 person died

• The Union won

Who won the Battle of Antietam

• The Union

• The Confederates

How long was the Battle of Gettysburg?

• 1 week

• 5 hours

• 6 days

• 3 days

What was Lincoln's Gettysburg Address about?

• He hates what happened to his country

• The fallen soldiers will not be forgotten

• He wanted to get rid of all black people

• He was going to resign from being president

How did the Union split the South in half during the Battle of Vicksburg?

• By taking the Mississippi River

• By getting the South to turn against each other

• By putting many taxes on them

• By telling lies about the South

The Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves in the Confederacy.

• True

• False

Where did General Lee surrender to General Grant?

• In Philadelphia, Pennyslyvania

• In the Pentagon

• In the White House

• The Appomattox Court House

What did the 13th amendment do?

• Give citizenship to every person born in the United States

• Abolish slavery

• Give African American males the right to vote

• Give Congress power to put whatever laws they wanted

What did the 14th amendment do?

• Give citizenship to every person born in the United States

• Abolish slavery

• Give African American males the right to vote

• Give Congress power to put whatever laws they wanted

What did the 15th amendment do?

• Give citizenship to every person born in the United States

• Abolished slavery

• Give African American males the right to vote

• Give Congress power to put whatever laws they wanted