The battle of Fort Sumter was the first battle in South Carolina.

The emancipation proclamation was written by Abraham Lincoln.

The president of the union was Abraham Lincoln.

Fort Sumter is located in South Carolina.

The freedman's Bureau was an important agency in early reconstruction that helped freed slaves and poor whites after the civil war.

The battle of Chickamauga was the second bloodiest battle in the civil war. This battle was won by the south(Confederates).

The compromise of 1850 consisted of 5 laws that had to do with slavery and territory expansion. This compromise admitted California as a free state.

Robert E. Lee was a confederate general known for his service to the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War

Atlanta, GA

The KKK was formed in 1865.

The Union blockade was a plan created by the North to block all South ports to stop the shipping of cotton. This blockade was unsuccessful at first. The Union blockade was also known as the Anaconda plan.

The fugitive slave law required that any runaway slaves had to be returned to their slaver upon capture. In addition, officials and citizens of free states must cooperate.

Jefferson Davis was an American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865.

Atlanta was important to the civil war because it was the main railroad hub of the south. If the union captured Atlanta the war could end sooner.

All of these amendments were part of the new reconstruction era. These amendments had a lot to do with freed slaves.

Sherman's march to the sea was a campaign set by Sherman to capture the city of Atlanta in 1864. Sherman's march to the sea left the city of Atlanta smoldering and in ruins. Sherman wanted to capture Atlanta because it was a major railroad hub.

Many believe that the emancipation proclamation freed ALL slaves. The emancipation proclamation only freed slaves in rebelling states.

Abraham Lincoln made an effort to stop the spread of slavery. In addition, He wrote the emancipation proclamation and was the president of the union.

Andersonville prisoners were starved, dehydrated, and murdered. Many of the things done to these prisoners were inhuman and resulted in the death of many prisoners.

The Jim Crow laws enforced racial segregation in the Southern U.S

The scorched earth policy was a military strategy that aimed to destroy anything that might be useful to the enemy.

The Missouri compromise was passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.

Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was a Confederate general during the American Civil War and became one of the best-known Confederate commanders after General Robert E. Lee.

Richmond, Virginia, was the capital of the Confederate States of America for almost all of the American Civil War. It was a vital source of weapons and supplies.

The Black codes were laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability of cheap labor after slavery was abolished during the Civil War.