5Th Grade Civil War Ch 15-25

Front 1

Describe Robert E. Lee.

Back 1

Lee came from a family of military leaders. He was a colonial in the United States army, but when the war started he joined the confederacy. He was known for his daring strategies and often got away with methods he was taught not to use, because the union were also taught not to use those strategies.

Front 2

Describe "Stonewall" Jackson.

Back 2

Jackson was Lee's right hand man. He got the name "Stonewall" from standing like a stone wall during battle. He had fought in several wars and then started as a teacher of mathematics while studying battle tactics.

Front 3

Describe Ulysses S. Grant.

Back 3

After the Mexican war, Ulysses found the army boring and started drinking. He got fired from command and then failed at farming and real estate. When the war started, he stayed on the union side and proposed his plan of "Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike at him as hard as you can, and keep moving on."

Front 4

Who were Johny Rebs, how was the name created, and who called who Johny Rebs?

Back 4

The southerners called the northerners this because the northerners rebelled.

Front 5

Who were Billy Yanks, and how was the name created?

Back 5

The northerners called the southerners this.

Front 6

What is the draft, why did both sides need it, and how was it unfair?

Back 6

When the people not fighting found of the fighters conditions, the excitement to join ceased. Had to start drafting, which meant any one 18 had to join the war unless they had 20 or more slaves (south), pay $300 (north), or pay someone else to go for them. This is why the poor people called the war "a rich man's war, but a poor man's fight."

Front 7

Describe African Americans in the war.

Back 7

In 1863 runaway slaves in the north were allowed to join the army and navy.1/5 sailors were African Americans and 1/4 in the navy were African Americans. the 54th regiment was the most important and best African American troop, and it showed that African Americans could be good soldiers too.

Front 8

Describe why Chancellorsville was a costly victory.

Back 8

It was a costly victory for the south because General Jackson died of a wound with an infection.

Front 9

Describe the battle of Gettysburg, the outcome, when it was, and why was it important?

Back 9

Lee kept being pushing back by the Union on July 1863, and then hid in the woods with his men. Once more the Confederate troops were pushed back, and Lee decided to march home. Lincoln saw this as a chance to trap Lee and his army so he telegraphed Meade, but like McClellan, he took to long planning. This was important because the South would never again invade the North, and 1/3 of the men were wounded.

Front 10

Describe the south's "states rights".

Back 10

They had a law called states rights. If the government passed a law the state didn't like, they would say "states rights!" Because of this, supplies were not spread, laws not passed, and troops not controlled.

Front 11

Why did the south expect Great Britain and France to trade with them? Why didn't they trade?

Back 11

Great Britain and France's main industry is selling the south's cotton. Unfortunately,Great Britain and France didn't want to get in the war or get on bad terms with the south, they had more than enough cotton before the war, and they didn't support slavery.

Front 12

Compare and contrast Jefferson Davis and Lincoln.

Back 12

They both grew up close to each other, and were close in age. Davis's father was good at picking land, and owned a plantation, but was nice to the slaves.

Front 13

What was Grant's biggest advantage over Lee?

Back 13

Grant had less men, but could replace them.

Front 14

Describe General William Tecumseh Sherman.

Back 14

He was a general in charge of 90,000 men. He believed in "total war", or destroying everything in the south. He did a "march to sea", through Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina.

Front 15

Describe Lincoln's second inaugural address.

Back 15

Lincoln was elected president a second time and said he wanted to "bind up the nation", and he would have no malice and "charity for all,"

Front 16

Describe the surrender, who was surrendering, and where it happened.

Back 16

The confederacy surrendered in the Virginian Appomattox Court House. General Grant allowed the men to keep the horses and their small guns.

Front 17

Who was John Wilkes Booth, and how did he kill Lincoln?

Back 17

John Wilkes Booth was an actor and a racist from the south who hated Lincoln and still believed in slavery. His first plan was to capture Lincoln, take him to Richmond, and offer him for Confederates who were prisoners for the war. That didn't work, so he decided to kill Lincoln during the funniest part of a show he was attending.The guard had left his shift, and so he shot Lincoln from 6 feet away on April 1865.

Front 18

How did John Wilkes Booth die?

Back 18

He was found in a barn and was shot.

Front 19

Describe Freedman's Bureau.

Back 19

This helped reconstruct the south. It supplied food, clothing, fuel, and medical supplies to the south. It also supplied schools. Both poor whites, black children and black adults went to these schools.

Front 20

Describe sharecropping.

Back 20

The owners would let the freedmen use some of their land, give the m seed, and lent them plows, tools, and mules. In return, the freedmen gave the owners a share of the crops they raised.

Front 21

Describe Andrew Johnson.

Back 21

He had taught himself reading and writing and eventually became a governor, congressman and a senator for Tennessee. Because he had the same beliefs as Lincoln, he became vice-president during Lincoln's second term. He wanted to approve the 13th amendment and get rid of slavery.

Front 22

Describe black codes.

Back 22

Were laws that were passed that prevented slaves from becoming equal citizens.

Front 23

Describe the Civil Rights act.

Back 23

This protected the rights of former slaves, and the congress passed it even though president Johnson vetoed it.

Front 24

Describe the 14th amendment.

Back 24

This would make all former slaves citizens, prohibit states from making a law that limits someones rights, and prohibit states from taking away a person's "life, liberty, or property unfairly."

Front 25

Describe Thaddeus Stevens.

Back 25

He was pitiful for the poor, had a slight limp, believed in securing the unalienable rights, and was a good lawyer.

Front 26

Describe the reconstruction.

Back 26

The south had to rewrite their constitutions with blacks, ratify the 13th and 14th amendment, and get rid of black codes. Until this happened, the army was put in charge of watching non-union states.

Front 27

Describe President Johnson's impeachment and when was it.

Back 27

The congress didn't like Johnson, so they passed a law that limited his rights, and he ignored that law.On 1868 they needed 2/3 of the votes in favor of impeaching him,and was one vote short, so he could finish his term, but he had no power left.

Front 28

Who were carpetbaggers, how was the name created, and who called who carpetbaggers?

Back 28

The Southern whites called the Northern whites this after the war, and it means a cheap suitcase.

Front 29

Who were scalawags, how was the name created, and who called who scalawags?

Back 29

Southern whites who didn't want change called the Southern whites who did want change this. It mean a worthless farm animal.

Front 30

Describe groups like the K.K.K.

Back 30

These groups believed that blacks shouldn't have rights. They murdered, burnt, and persecuted blacks. Eventually, troops stopped these groups.

Front 31

Describe life for blacks after they earned their rights.

Back 31

Blacks were threatened, some rich, but most were poor. 20 years after they earned their rights, they lost them again. Segregation and other unfair laws were passed.

Front 32

When was Lincoln elected president?

Back 32

November 1860

Front 33

When were the Lincoln / Douglas debates

Back 33

1858

Front 34

When did the battle of Antietam occur?

Back 34

1862

Front 35

When was Fort Sumter attacked?

Back 35

1861

Front 36

When did the Congressional Reconstruction take effect?

Back 36

1867