Unit 2 Review Questions

This stated that all slaves were citizens and deserved equal protection under the law

He became the main Union general and helped win the war in 1865.

Taking away habeas corpus and issuing the Emancipation Proclamation are both examples of

He was president during the beginning of Reconstruction and was impeached

Laws passed in Southern states after the Civil War to limit the rights of freed slaves

This was created to help freed slaves with basic needs like food, medicine, and education

This was overturned by the 14th Amendment

This speech was meant to focus the Union on the purpose of the war and a "new birth of freedom"

Main Southern general who won many battles but lost at Antietam and Gettysburg

This stated that a person's right to vote could not be taken away because of their race

This battle was important because it cut off a vital Southern transportation network

Which person or group during Reconstruction wanted the South punished and slaves given rights

This ended slavery

He was the president of the Confederate States of America

Where the first shots of the Civil War were fired

These are the two turning point battles of the Civil War. They both happened in July 1863

This made Rutherford B. Hayes president and officially ended Reconstruction in the South

This Civil War battle gave the Union control of a key Southern transportation network.

He attacked Atlanta and then lead the "March to the Sea" in 1864

Which of the following only applied to the red states?

This speech was meant to set a tone of forgiveness and reconciliation after the war

Bloodiest single battle in U.S. history.  Lee's first invasion attempt of the Union ended here.