the civil war/reconstruction

The Civil War/Reconstruction

The Civil War/Reconstruction

A. Slavery in the _________________1. Wilmot Proviso (1846)a. bill in Congress pushed by North to ban slavery in territory_____________________b. did not pass – showed

gap b/t ____________

The Civil War/Reconstruction1. _______________of 1850a. ______________ in as a __________ state (favored by ____________b. _____________________ (favored by ____________)i. could be arrested for not helping to capture______________________c. NM, Utah Territories vote

yes/no –_________________________

The Civil War/Reconstruction3._____________________Act

(1854)a. Sen. Stephen Douglas (IL) wanted RR line in Chicagoi. wanted to run for President – needed more support in ____________b. _______________________ would decide slavery in Kan Neb territoriesc. Overturned _______________________

Civil War/ReconstructionB. Increasing Tension1. ______________a. many saw slavery as ______________, but were not for full ______________b. ex-slaves competition for new ____________2. ______________a. attack on __________ and way of lifeb. Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852) ______________________

Civil War/Reconstruction

3. New Political Partiesa. _____________________

(1854)i. ______________– anti immigrant party; America for Americansb. _____________ Party

(1854)i. anti-slavery Dems, Whigs;northerners; Free-Soilers


4. “___________________” (1856)

a. pro/anti slavery supporters rushed to new___________ to win vote on___________(______________________)5. Sumner “______________” (1856)a. _____________ US Senator attacked in Senate by _____________ congressman

Civil War/Reconstruction6. _______________________

(1857)a. slave sued masterb. CJ Roger Taney – slaves are ________________, not citizens => no rights c. ___________________can’t take away persons property w/out $Þ means _______________ can’t ban slavery anywhere=>means Missouri Compromise is___________________________

Civil War/Reconstruction7. _______________________ Debates (1858)a. Senate election in Il. – b. issue – ______________ in new territoriesi. Douglas (D) – popular sovereigntyii. Lincoln (R) – no slavery in new______________________; ok inSouth (will die out)(“A house divided against itself will not stand.”)c. Douglas won; ________________ became more well known


8.____________________(1859)

a. radical _____________ attacked arsenal in Harper’s Ferry, VAb. Brown hanged – became ____________ in North; _____________ in South

Civil War/ReconstructionC. _________________1. Election of _____________a. Lincoln(R); Dems splitb. Lincoln won every ________ state; no votes from South South has no

_______________ powerc. _________________secedes from the Union (South Carolina first)d. form _______________ States of America (Jefferson Davis)

Civil War/Reconstruction2. First Shotsa. _________________(1861)i. US fort in Charleston; Confederacy demanded its surrenderii. Pres. _________________ tried to re-supply fortiii. ________________ bomb fortb. Lincoln called for

_____________________to put down rebellion=>_____________________ secedes, joined CSA


D. War – North/Union +’s1. more _______________2. more

__________________(war materials, supplies, weapons)

3. more miles of _____ tracks4. balanced economy –

farming, industry5. more $ in banks6. working ________________

already

South/Confederate +’s1. ________________ military

officers1. can fight ______________

war2. ____________________ –

fighting for way of life


D. War (1861-1865)2. _____________________a. North –

____________________ i. ___________________

Southern coast; control Miss. River; squeeze CSA

b. South – _____________ i. war of _____________;

wear North down ii. try to get help from Europe


3. Key _________________a. Northi. Pres. ____________________ii. Gen. _________________iii. Gen. William T. Shermaniv. Col. Joshua Chamberlainb. Southi. Pres. _________________ii. Gen. ___________________iii. Gen. “Stonewall” Jackson iv. Gen. George Pickett


4. New ________________a. _________________way

ahead of style of fightinga. bullets, rifles, artillery

shells=> will lead to ___________b. sea battles i. Monitor (Union) –

Merrimack (CSA) ii. ________________ ships

Civil War/Reconstruction5. Key _____________ (1861-62)a. ____________________(1861) i. Union expected quick win; CSA

holds on, Union loss(“…there’s Jackson standing like a

stone wall.”)b. ___________________ (1862) i. 24,000 casualties will not be a quick warc. ____________________ (1862) i. bloodiest single day of war ii. _______________ decided to stay

out; no help for _____________

Civil War/Reconstruction6. Politics of Wara. Congress controlled by

__________________ Partya. first ___________________ – to pay

for wara. ___________________ - Dems. in

Congress against war i. afraid of freed slaves ii. draft riots in NYd. Lincoln ____________________ of presidency i. concern about ______________

states ii. arrests, martial law; writ ________________ suspended

Civil War/Reconstruction7. ___________________________a. Lincoln looking for any advantage to

help end war after heavy losses at _____________________

b. slavery helped South’s war effortc. “Radical” Republicans – should free

“property” of the Southd. Lincoln at first did not believe fed.

gov’t had power to end slavery; worried about _________________________

e. Emancipation Proclamation (1863)i. freed slaves in __________________ _________________against Union (where is

that?)=> gave war a __________________

purpose in the North

Civil War/Reconstruction8. Key ____________(1863-65)a. __________________ (east) i. worst battle of war ii. __________________(disaster for Confederacy/Lee)=> __________ victory –

__________________ iii. Gettysburg Address - Lincoln: “Fourscore and seven years

ago…” - remind country of the

_____________ of the war

Civil War/Reconstructionb. _________________ (west)i. __________ ordered siege of cityii. Confederate army surrendered –

________________iii. ____________ took charge of all the ______________ Armyc. Sherman’s

_______________________i. Siege of ______________ii. Union Army burned city iii. Union march to destroy South,

break _________ to fight

Civil War/ReconstructionE. Election of __________1. Lincoln (R) – McClellan (D)a. Lincoln chose__________________ (D-Tn) as

running matea. Lincoln behind until Union captured _____________ – end of war closea. Lincoln won electionb. proposed/passed_______________________ –

ended slavery


F. End of the War (1865)1. Lee-Grant met at ____________________ (VA.)a. Lee ________________2. Lincoln _______________ by John Wilkes Booth

(southerner)a. VP __________________

(D) became president


A. _____________________ (1865-1877)

=> ________________ after the war

1. Results of Wara. Southern _____________

ruined - plantation owners wiped out; poor whites w/no jobs

a. ___________ of men gonea. 4 million slaves _______

Civil War/Reconstruction2. _____________________PlansA. ________________ (10% Plan)i. _____________ Confederates who took oath of allegiance to Unionii. allowed state back into Union after 10% took _________ ; new state constitution – did not have to guarantee voting rights for blacksiii. _____________________ toward South(“With ___________ toward none; with

charity for all”)- “Forty Acres and a Mule”: plan to give

land to freed slaves


b. _______________ Plan i. __________________

-(Thaddeus Stevens) wanted __________ plan on South; some

__________________ for blacksii. bill vetoed by Lincoln

Civil War/Reconstructionc. _______________________

(Presidential Plan) Andrew Johnson (D) - Southerner, ex-slave owneri. ____________ Southerners who took oath to Unionii. did ______need 10% to take oath for state to get back iniii. more _____________ to South - “Forty Acres…” – ordered land

returned to plantation owners


- As _____________ states came back in, new gov’ts passed new _______ to restrict ex-slaves _______________=> __________________ (“legalized” slavery)

- _______________ upset w/Black Codes and Johnson’s reconstruction plan


5. ____________ Reconstruction

a. _____________ started to pass new laws to _______ freed slaves

i. __________________

- ______________ program to _______ freed slaves, poor whites


ii. ______ Amendment (1868)- all persons born in US are are

__________ ; have equal protection

iii. ______ Amendment(1869)- can’t be denied right to

______ based on race, coloriv. Reconstruction Act- _____________ sent to South;

military rule- __________ must guarantee

equal rights, vote for blacks


6. Congress and Presidenta. ______________ (1868)i. _______________ voted to impeach Johnson for breaking minor law(real reason was

____________ – Reconstruction; Dem v. Rep)ii. Senate voted _____ guilty

Civil War/Reconstruction7. Election of 1868a. __________ (R) – elected;

Congress/President more together

a. most blacks in South voting for _________________a. first African-Americans elected to ________________a. ___________________ –

northerners moving South to make $

i. Scalawags – southern whites voting for Republicans; seen as traitors in South

Civil War/Reconstruction8. New _____________a. farming – need workersi. ____________________ – work piece of land for owner in exchange for % of crops, house- sharecropper almost always stayed in ___________ii. ____________________ – rented land iii. new emphasis on ______ cropsiv. cycle of _____________ for blacks/poor whites


9. End of ______________a. people getting tired of Reconstructiona. ______ (1866) – ex soldiersi. intimidated blacks/whites who supported _____________________c. __________________ – more

Dems. elected; reversing changes, civil rights

Civil War/Reconstructiond. Compromise of 1877( ____________________ Compromise)i. Election of 1876- ______________ (R) lost popular vote;

electoral vote disputed- Congress set up a _________ii. Dems. gave disputed electoral votes to ______________iii. new pres. agreed to remove ______________________________iv. _________ of Reconstruction- Dems. take over South (Solid South)- Start of new period of _____________________ => ________________ South


• Big Question• What was the effect of the Civil War and

Reconstruction on the ____________ of the __________________ government?

• ________________ => supremacy of the federal gov’t over states

the civil war/reconstruction

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