Civil War & Reconstruction Unit Study Guide

The rights and powers held by individual U.S. States rather than by the federal government

• States Rights

• Individual Rights

• Free Rights

• Emancipation Proclamation

Lincoln's first victory that he won in both the electoral and popular vote

• Election of 1860

• Lincoln's Election

• Great Election

• Emancipation Election

A slogan used by the south before the Civil War to justify secession. It was based on the idea that the north should not go to war with the south because of it's economic reliance on the south for cotton

• "King Cotton"

• "Prince Cotton"

• "Cotton Gin"

• "Reliable Cotton"

The two generals that lead the northern and southern armies

• Green (South)

  Arnold (North)

• Green (North)

  Arnold (South)

• Grant (South)

  Lee (North)

• Grant (North)

  Lee (South)

This was used to announce that Lincoln would free slaves. It was also meant to encourage black people to join the union army

• Gettysburg Address

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Freedman's Bureau

• Black Codes

This amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude in the U.S. except as a punishment for a crime

• 15th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 5th Amendment

The amendment granted citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the U.S., including former slaves

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 7th Amendment

The amendment that prohibited the federal government from not allowing a citizen to vote because of their race, color, or previous servitude

• 14th Amendment

• 8th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

The second black regiment to serve in the union army

• 54th Massachusetts Regiment

• Black Codes

• 55th Massachusetts Regiment

• Abolitionists

Defined the meaning of the Civil War and called for the U.S. to preserve the values of liberty. Basically said that slaves would be freed because of the war.

• 14th Amendment

• 10% Plan

• Gettysburg Address

• Emancipation Proclamation