1. Terms Review VI The Civil War and Reconstruction

2. What is military rule called?

3. Martial Law

4. Republicans who called for strict readmission standards for Southern States after the Civil War were called what?

5. Radicals

6. What document was issued by Lincoln that freed slaves in the Confederate states?

7. Emancipation Proclamation

8. This was when Union General Sherman burned 60 mile wide path from Chattanooga through Atlanta to Savannah, GA and then north to Raleigh, NC during the Civil War.

9. Sherman’s March

10. What were individuals called who farmed a piece of land for the land owner and repaid the owner for seed, land, and materials with a share of the crop?

11. Sharecroppers

12. These were a series of laws passed in the South restricting the rights of blacks after the Civil War.

13. Black Codes

14. This is a downturn in the economy characterized by high unemployment.

15. Recession

16. Who was the leader of the Confederate forces during the Civil War?

17. Robert E. Lee

18. This is when an accusation of wrong actions against the President or other high official is made—conviction results in removal from office.

19. Impeach

20. This deal was made between Democrats and Republicans to settle an election dispute between Hayes and Tilden over the close race for President. The Democrats accepted the Republican President and he ended Reconstruction.

21. Compromise of 1877

22. The leader of the Union forces during the Civil War. He accepted the surrender of General Lee and was later elected President.

23. Ulysses S. Grant

24. This act outlined requirements for southern states during Reconstruction.

25. Reconstruction Act

26. This act gave 160 acres to people willing to farm the land for 5 years, thus accelerating settlement of the West.

27. Homestead Act

28. What organization was created by Congress in 1865 to meet the immediate needs of those displaced by the Civil War? It also built schools for blacks to learn math and literacy.

29. Freedmen’s Bureau

30. What was the name given to Lincoln’s speech at Gettysburg affirming his belief in democracy and desire to see an end to the Civil War?

31. Gettysburg Address

32. What were the Southerners who supported Reconstruction called?

33. Scalawags

34. These were individuals who came from the North to do business in the South during Reconstruction.

35. Carpetbaggers

36. This act provided land to each sate according to how many congressmen it had for the purpose of funding at least one public university.

37. Morrill Land Grant Act

38. This was a large all-black church that provided a haven for blacks seeking to escape discrimination.

39. African Methodist Episcopal Church

40. These laws were introduced in the South to legally segregate blacks.

41. Jim Crow Laws

42. Made President after much dispute over his election. He had fewer votes than the opponent but one more electoral vote.

43. Rutherford B. Hayes

44. To be forced to serve in the military.

45. Drafted

46. A guarantee of no imprisonment without appearing in court.

47. Habeas corpus