Civil War And Reconstruction Study Guide. Provide A Couple Bullet Points With Important Information On Each Goals Of The Confed States Of America Union Advantage/Disadvantages Confed Advantage/Disadvantages Uncle Tom'S Cabin Anaconda Plan Battle Of Gettysburg Battle Of Bull Run Battle Of Vicksburg Battle Of Antietam Emancipation Proclamation African American Soldiers Draft And Draft Riots Sherman’S March To The Sea Reconstruction 13th Amendment 14th Amendment 15th Amendment Sharecropping Freedmen’S Bureau Black Codes Frederick Douglass Assassination Of Lincoln And Its Effect On Reconstruction Civil Rights Act 1866 Compromise Of 1877

  • Goals of the Confederate States of America:

    • Secession from the Union

    • Preservation of slavery

  • Union Advantages/Disadvantages:

    • Advantages: Larger population, industrialized economy

    • Disadvantages: Leadership issues

      Unknown, unfamiliar terrain

  • Confederate Advantages/Disadvantages:

    • Advantages: Strong military tradition, defensive war

    • Disadvantages: Smaller population, lack of resources

  • Uncle Tom's Cabin: Anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe

  • Anaconda Plan: Union's strategy to blockade the South

  • Battle of Gettysburg: Turning point in the war, Union victory

  • Battle of Bull Run: First major battle of the war, Confederate victory

  • Battle of Vicksburg: Union victory, split the Confederacy

  • Battle of Antietam: Bloodiest single-day battle in American history

  • Emancipation Proclamation: Freed slaves in Confederate states

  • African American Soldiers: Served in Union army, faced discrimination

  • Draft and Draft Riots: Conscription implemented, riots in NYC

  • Sherman’s March to the Sea: Union army's destructive campaign

  • Reconstruction: Period after the Civil War to rebuild the South

  • 13th Amendment: Abolished slavery

  • 14th Amendment: Granted citizenship and equal protection under the law

  • 15th Amendment: Gave African American men the right to vote (voting is no longer restricted by race)

  • Sharecropping: System where freedmen worked land in exchange for a share of crops and housing

  • Freedmen’s Bureau: Provided assistance to freed slaves

  • Black Codes: Laws restricting African American rights

  • Frederick Douglass: Prominent abolitionist and writer (black)

  • Assassination of Lincoln and its effect on Reconstruction: Led to more liberal policies toward the South with the administration of President Johnson

  • Civil Rights Act 1866: Granted citizenship and equal rights to all born in the U.S.

  • Compromise of 1877: Ended Reconstruction, removed federal troops from the South