A general best known for leading the Confederate forces against the Union Army in the civil war.

An executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln, during the Civil War that declared all slaves in Confederate-held territory to be free.

A major conflict between the Northern states (Union) and the Southern states (Confederacy) over issues such as slavery and states' rights.

A Confederate general during the American Civil War.

This law abolished slavery in the United States.

This was the site of the first shots fired in the American Civil War, marking the beginning of the conflict.

A Union general during the American Civil War and later served as the 18th President of the United States.

These were laws enacted by Southern states after the Civil War to restrict the rights and freedoms of African Americans.

A U.S. government agency established in 1865 to assist and protect the newly freed African Americans in the South during the Reconstruction era.

A Union general during the American Civil War who is known best for his "March to the Sea".

This law granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves.

This is a white supremacist organization that enforced racial segregation and disenfranchisement of African Americans through acts of violence and intimidation.

This president is best known for the post-Civil War Reconstruction era and conflicts with Congress over the process.

This law aimed to protect the voting rights of African American men.

This was an informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. presidential election and ended the Reconstruction era.