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What was the 1861 "Bull run"?


When the northern army headed for Richmond. The result was a southern victory.


Importance: This would be the first major battle of the Civil War, there would be no easy victory for the north

What was the importance of Monitor vs. Merrimac?

iron ships in and wooden ships out

What is the importance of the battle of Antietam?

Bloodiest single day in American history (23,000)

What was the pacific railroad act of 1862?

to build a railroad from Nebraska to the pacific

What was the homestead act of 1862?

to give free land to people willing to settle it (160 acres)

What did the emancipation proclamation do?

set slaves free in area controlled by the confederacy

What was the impact of the emancipation proclamation?


-south: hated it


-abolitionists: not far enough


-Some northerners: feared that freed slaves would take jobs in the north

What did Clara Barton do?

later founded the American red cross

What was the importance of the city of Vicksburg?

the city controlled the Mississippi River for the South

What happened to Vicksburg?

In mid April General Grant began a siege of the city. By late June the Southerners inside the city were starving. On July 4 Vicksburg surrendered 30,000 troops.

What did Grant do for the north?

He became a commander of all northern forces

For the election of 1864, who was the other person than Lincoln?

Democrat McClellan who wanted to negotiate to end the war. Lincoln wanted to defeat the south.

What was the purpose of the 13th amendment?

to forever end slavery

What happened to General Lee at Appomattox?

he was surrounded and decided to meet with grant to surrender the southern army. This ended the civil war.

What happened at Ford's theater?

April 14th 1865 John Wilkes Booth shot and killed Lincoln.

What eventually happened to Booth?

He was later tracked down and killed

What was the period known as Reconstruction?

Restoring the southern states to the unite states (rebuilding the south).

What was the 14th amendment?

equal rights and protection for all citizens.

What was the 15th amendment?

gave African- American men the right to vote

What happened to President Johnsons Impeachment?

The house voted 126 to 47 to impeach him. Once he was put on trial in the senate he was not removed by the margin of one vote