war of politics

The original purpose of the Freedman's Bureau was to _____

provide freed Blacks with food, clothing, and educational opportunities

The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution _____

defined citizenship rights

Democratic party congressmen who opposed Abraham Lincoln's goal of forcefully restoring the Confederate States to the Union were called _____

Copperheads

Who were the Copperheads?

Those who were totally against the war and President Lincoln

Lee and Grant ended the war when Lee surrendered at _____

Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia

Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?

John Wilkes Booth

The U.S. Civil War _____

paved the way for the United States to become a dominant power

What happened at Cold Harbor?

Grant won but about 7,000 men were killed or wounded

What organization was created by Radical Republicans and argued with Abraham Lincoln over his wartime decisions?

Congressional Committee on the Conduct of War

In the presidential election of 1864, who did the Democrats, regular and Copperheads, nominate?

George McClellan