Unit 11-12 The Civil War

Southwest TN. General Grant moved down from Kentucky to gain control of the Mississippi. Union won railroads as well.

s the place at which General Lee surrendered in loose terms to General Grant, effectively ending the Civil War.

The last Confederate stronghold left on the banks of the Mississippi River. final blow for the Confederate Army

said that no one could be denied the vote, not for race, color, or past servitude

General McClellan replaced Mc Dowell, fought on Union soil. Costly for both sides, Lee forced to retreat.

called for 50% of southern voters to pledge allegiance to the Union before a state could be readmitted

Abraham Lincoln

passed by Abraham Lincoln, signed in 1863, this document freed all slaves in Confederate States.

First Union General McDowell sent his troops to Manassas and lost the railroad. First major battle of the Civil War

Outspoken against TN succession, became governor and helped TN become the 1st state to rejoin the union.

Self-sufficient; Had a far larger population/army; Had the majority of war ships; better transportation systems

General Lee sent all his men to Pennsylvania, bloodiest day of the war. Lee had to retreat, the beginning of the end.

Resulted in the outlawing of slavery in Tennessee. Gave universal voting rights to all male citizens.

Jefferson Davis

stated that states would be eintegrated when 10% of registered voters vowed allegiance to the Union

After Lincoln's assassination, he became president of the United States. A southerner was not trusted, and he was _____.

African American males that were previously enslaved but were now free.

Lincoln-R vs Douglas-D vs Breckenridge-D (feat John Bell) Lincoln won, South seceded, started the civil war.

southern commander made the southern lines stand firm during Bull Run. Formidable foe for the Union Army.

a regiment of volunteer African American soldiers in the Union Army, they are remembered for their bravery in danger.

Confederate soldier that wrote about life as a soldier and journaled his experiences. Mainly fought in Tennessee battles

4/12/61 Charleston SC; Confederate troops surronded, commander refused surrender. South wins "first battle" of the war.

Union Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War, rising from corporal to colonel wrote an illustrative diary

WT Sherman led; was the Union's attempt of Civil War. Atlanta to East, burning everything along the way.

Rigid system of segregation in the South;a system of poll taxes, literacy tests, etc to prevent them from participating

Nashville was the first Confederate capital to be captured after this battle, involved these troops

gave all ethnicities citizenship.

1863, Abraham Lincoln gave one of the most famous speeches in U.S. history

Had home field advantage.; Had the majority of seasoned/trained fighting soldiers and leaders; Had valuable cotton

created a rigid system of segregation in the South. Included poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses

Last major Civil War battle was fought in TN (Nov 1864)Union stopped Confederate attempts to regain control of Middle TN

Occurred just southwest of Chattanooga, Tennessee. A victory for the Union, Gave control of the railroads and TN river

racist hate group formed in Tennessee by Nathan Bedford Forrest to prevent African Americans from having rights.

Robert E. Lee

an unwritten agreement to put Hayes in office if the Republicans promised to remove all troops from the south.

federal law that to restrict the power of the pres. to remove certain office-holders without the approval of the Senate

a southern-born veteran of the War of 1812 and was a notorious sailor. known for his victory at the Battle of Mobile Bay

Northerners in the South during Reconstruction who took advantage of economic opportunities to open businesses.

Tennessean, a slave trader, officer for the Confederate Army during the Civil War. First Grand Wizard of the KKK

Ulysses S. Grant

an agency established by the federal government in 1865 to provide emergency relief to former slaves.

adjustment that called for 50% of registered voters to pledge allegiance to the Union before a they could be readmitted

Union strategy to create a blockade of all southern ports choking the south of their needed war supplies.

barred slavery and involuntary servitude.

a white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit.

By John Wilkes Booth in Ford Theatre on April 14, 1865