Civil War and Reconstruction Packet

Civil War - Use Chapter 16 of the book to describe / define the following key figures,
events, and ideas: (The key terms and figures are in the order in which they appear in the
book.) DO NOT OVERDO THIS ASSIGNMENT. Basic dates, descriptions, and definitions are
adequate.

Fighting in Virginia
First Battle of Bull Run Manassas, VA

Thomas Stonewall Jackson

George B. McClellan

Robert E. Lee

Battle of Antietam

New Naval Developments

Ironclads

Moniter v. Merrimack

Mississippi River Region

Ulysses S. Grant

Battle of Shiloh

Siege of Vicksburg

Political Problems
Copperheads

Suspending the Writ of Habeas Corpus

The Tide Turns

Battle of Gettysburg
William Tecumseh Sherman
Total war

Surrender
Appomattox Courthouse

Effects of the War for

Total population

Former slaves

Relationship between the North and South

Presidential and Radical Reconstruction after the U.S. Civil War Questions
Use the article to answer the following questions. For any questions with * see the textbook
pages listed for supplementary information to answer the question.
1. What was Reconstruction? *(p 552)

2. What was the Northern vs. Southern conflict during Reconstruction?

3. Describe the following new Reconstruction amendments to the Constitution:

a. 13th Amendment* (p 554)

b. 14th Amendment* (p 561)

c. 15th Amendment* (p 563)

4. How could Southern States be readmitted to the Union?* (p 553-554)

5. Describe Andrew Johnsons Presidential Reconstruction?

6. How were African Americans treated in the South during Reconstruction? What were
Black Codes?*(p 558)

7. What was Radical Reconstruction?* (p 559)

8. What was the Freedmans Bureau? How did Johnson respond to it?* (p 556)
 9. What was the Civil Rights Act of 1866? * (p 560)

10.Why was Andrew Johnson impeached? Was the impeachment successful? * (p 562)

11.Political Impacts of Reconstruction:

a. What was the conflict occurring in the federal government?

b. How did citizenship change?

12.Social Impacts of the Reconstruction:

a. Did African Americans really gain freedom? Why or why not?

Skill: Cross Referencing

Cross referencing is a skill that historians use to relate sources to each other. It can help
them gain knowledge during research, build arguments, and find inconsistencies within the
historical record.

Today you will be cross referencing with your textbook and the Presidential and Radical
Reconstruction after the U.S. Civil War article to gain knowledge about Reconstruction.
Normally, you would read both texts completely and then compare them, but were going to
use a quicker method thats helpful for studying purposes.
How to
1. Read the Presidential and Radical Reconstruction after the U.S. Civil War article
completely.
2. Read through and begin answering the questions with the information from the
article.
3. When you see the * and page numbers beside the question, read the section in the
book for additional information.
4. Use information from both sources to craft a complete answer to the question.

I WILL EXPECT YOU TO HAVE INFORMATION FROM BOTH THE ARTICLE AND THE BOOK IN
ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS!