Chapter 10: Civil War

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  • Fort Sumpter

    WHO - CSA/UNION
    WHAT - Union Fort
    WHEN - May, 1861
    WHERE - Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.
    WHY - Union troops fired upon by CSA; plunged the nation into a 4-year rebellion.
  • Jefferson Davis

    WHO / WHAT - CSA president, former US senator
    WHEN - 1861-1865
    WHERE - Richmond, Virginia. USA
    WHY - Former US senator Jefferson Davis served as the CSA president throughout the Civil War / Rebellion
  • Confiscation Act (1861/1862)

    WHO - Slaves / masters
    WHAT - Runaway slaves are now property of the north
    WHEN - 1861-1862
    WHERE - USA
    WHY - Nullified the future of slavery
  • Abraham Lincoln

    WHO / WHAT - 16th president of the United States
    WHEN - (1861-1865)
    WHERE - USA
    WHY - Led the Union during the Civil War, legally abolished slavery, expanded the federal government's power, declared nation as a constitutional union
  • Confederate States of America (CSA)

    WHO / WHAT - The C.S.A, unrecognized government of states that seceded from the U.S
    WHEN - Seceded in 1861 (1861-1865)
    WHERE - The South of the United States, including states of Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, & more.
    WHY - Seceded from the United States after Abraham Lincoln swore oath as they were concerned the government would abolish slavery and their southern way of life.
  • Border States
    WHO - Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri
    WHAT - Slave states that did not secede from the Union
    WHEN - (1861-1865)
    WHERE - North / Mid Atlantic; Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri
    WHY - Border states did not secede from the US because, though they did not support President Lincoln, they believed in a strong federal union.
  • N.Y Draft Riots 1863

    WHO - working class (primarily irish immigrant) men who did not want to fight in the war
    WHAT - violent protests in lower manhattan in response to the 1863 national military draft
    WHEN - 1863
    WHERE - New York City, USA
    WHY - Working class men violently protested in the streets of manhattan in response to the national military draft and inequities of US conscription, murdered black citizens and workers.
  • General Benjamin Butler

    WHO / WHAT - American major general of the Union Army
    WHEN - (1861-1865)
    WHERE - United States Government, the Union
    WHY - Union general who led the Massachusetts Militia and refused to return fugitive slaves to the confederacy (Confiscation Act)
  • Antietam (1862)
    WHO - Confederate States of America / Union
    WHAT - A decisive battle during the U.S Civil War
    WHEN - September, 1862
    WHERE - Maryland, United States
    WHY - Antietam stopped the invasion of the CSA in Maryland, which the Union considered to be a great threat. One of the bloodiest battles in US navy history, by far the worst of the Civil War / Rebellion.
  • Emancipation Proclamation
    WHO - President Abraham Lincoln
    WHAT - Executive order that announced "all black persons held as slaves" are free, and slavery is forever abolished in the US (unless as criminal punishment)
    WHEN - January, 1863
    WHY - President Lincoln sought to inspire Black Americans to support the Union. The Emancipation Proclamation legally freed all black people in the U.S who were slaves.
  • United States Colored Troops (USCT)
    WHO / WHAT - Union Army Regiment during the U.S Civil War composed of 178,000 African American Men
    WHEN - (1863-1865)
    WHERE - United States. Louisiana, South Carolina, Kansas
    WHY - 178,000 men (most of whom were former slaves) volunteered to fight for the North and greatly contributed to the Union's victory over the Confederacy.
  • 54th Massachusetts Regiment
    WHO / WHAT - Second African-American Union Regiment in the Northern States.
    WHEN - (1863-1865)
    WHERE - United States of America
    WHY - Brave soldiers who led the assault on Fort Wagner, and though failed, became famous across the U.S and inspired Black soldiers to enlist.
  • Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson

    WHO / WHAT - Abolitionist, colonel of the 1st South Carolina volunteers, Civil War Officer.
    WHEN - (1862-1864)
    WHERE - South Carolina. United States
    WHY - Commanded the 1st federally authorized Black regiment during the Civil War. Showed Black soldiers were just as strong and intelligent as white soldiers
  • Frederick Douglas

    WHO / WHAT - Abolitionist, son to a plantation master, former slave, writer, social reformist
    WHEN - 19th Century
    WHERE - New York, Massachusetts. United States
    WHY - First Black U.S Marshall, considered the father of the abolitionist movement, advised President Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson
  • Harriet Beecher Stowe

    WHO/WHAT - Abolitionist, writer & novelist
    WHEN - (1811-1896)
    WHERE - Washington D.C (USA)
    WHY - Wrote the famous novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' that depicts harsh conditions faced by enslaved African Americans. She promoted social justice and literary activism
  • William Wells Brown
    WHO / WHAT - Former slave, abolitionist and activist, writer & novelist, historian
    WHEN - (1847-1880)
    WHERE - Northern United States
    WHY - Considered to be the first African American to publish a novel, also the first novelist of the history of African Americans in the Revolutionary War.
  • 13th Amendment (1865)

    WHO - Abraham Lincoln
    WHAT - Legally abolished slavery in the U.S
    WHEN - 1865
    WHERE - United States of America
    WHY - Started the long-term goal of racial equality in the United States and legally freed all slaves.
  • General Ulysses S. Grant

    WHO / WHAT - 18th U.S president, top commander for the Union.
    WHEN - (1864-1865)
    WHERE - Illinois
    WHY - The general helped end the Civil War, directing forces to lay siege to the C.S.A army in North Virginia, which forced them to surrender.
  • General Robert E. Lee

    WHO / WHAT - Confederate General during the Civil War
    WHEN - (1861-1865)
    WHERE - North Virginia, United States
    WHY - Commanded the North Virginia Army, which was at the time of the Civil War, the most successful of southern armies. Surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant
  • General William Tecumsen Sherman

    WHO / WHAT- Colonel of the 13th Infantry Regiment, Unionist
    WHEN - (1864-1865)
    WHERE - First Bull Run, Western Theater, United States
    WHY - Led Union forces in bloody campaigns through the South. Had a scorch earth policy during the Civil War
  • Harriet Tubman

    WHO / WHAT - Runaway Slave, abolitionist
    WHEN - C. 1822-1913
    WHERE - Maryland, USA
    WHY - She led slaves to freedom using the underground railroads and supported the United States Colored Troops (USCT)
  • Port Hudson
    WHO - Union vs C.S.A
    WHAT - Famous Civil War Battle
    WHEN - 1863
    WHERE - Mississippi
    WHY - Union corporate keypoint Mississippi river kept C.S.A from moving their troops and supplies.
  • Fort Pillow Massacre

    WHO - USA / CSA
    WHAT - Massacre during the Civil War
    WHEN - April, 1864
    WHERE - Tennessee
    WHY - CSA troops led by Nathan B. Forest massacred all Union troops at Fort Pillow
  • Congressional Medal of Honor
    WHO - USA troops
    WHAT - Nation Highest Honor Award
    WHEN - During war
    WHERE - USA
    WHY - Highest award given to Navy Military officers and personnel
  • General Nathan B. Forrest

    WHO / WHAT - Confederate army general, first grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan
    WHEN - (1821-1877)
    WHERE - Tennessee
    WHY - Responsible for the massacre of Black Union troops at Fort Pillow, first grand master / wizard of the KKK
  • Gillmore Medal
    WHO - General Gilmore / USCT
    WHAT - Military Decoration
    WHEN - Civil War
    WHERE - United States of America
    WHY - Medal commissioned by General Quincy A. Gillmore to enlisted men who served in Charleston
  • Sergeant William Walker

    WHO / WHAT - Sergeant of the 3rd South Carolina Infantry Regiment
    WHEN - (1863-1864)
    WHERE - South Carolina, USA
    WHY - Organized his soldiers to put down their weapons in protest of Union policy only paying black soldiers a fraction of what was paid to white soldiers
  • Robert Smalls

    WHO / WHAT - American politician, former slave, publisher, businessman, and maritime pilot.
    WHEN - (1839-1915)
    WHERE - South Carolina, USA
    WHY - Escaped slavery by commandeering a confederate transport ship. Persuaded Abraham Lincoln to accept African American soldiers to the army and served as a Republican politician in the US government.
  • Appomattox Courthouse (1865)

    WHO - Union vs CSA
    WHAT - Final battle of Civil War
    WHEN - April, 1865
    WHERE - Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, USA
    WHY - One of the last battles of the Civil War. Ulysses S. Grant, a Union general, forced Robert E. Lee to surrender.
  • 13th, 14th, & 15th Amendments

    WHO - US senators & politicians
    WHAT - Amendments passed to the constitution during the Reconstruction period after the Civil War
    WHEN - (1865-1870)
    WHERE - USA
    WHY - Amendments passed during the Reconstruction Period. The 13th amendment formally abolished slavery, the 14th amendment established African Americans as citizens, and the 15th amendment gave African American men the right to vote
  • What were the Border States?
    Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri
  • What were the Border States?
    Slave states that did not secede from the Union