‘Free at Last’, 1865-77 (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Number of states that seceded
Number of states that seceded
Eleven
Name of the new confederation formed in 1861
Name of the new confederation formed in 1861
Confederate States of America
Primary reason for southern secession
Primary reason for southern secession
To preserve slavery
Lincoln's initial war goal
Lincoln's initial war goal
Preventing secession & preserving the Union
Battle before Emancipation Proclamation announcement
Battle before Emancipation Proclamation announcement
Battle of Antietam (Sept 1862)
Emancipation Proclamation implementation date
Emancipation Proclamation implementation date
1 January 1863
Amendment that abolished slavery
Amendment that abolished slavery
Thirteenth Amendment (1865)
Reconstruction period dates
Reconstruction period dates
1865-1877
White supremacist group founded in 1865
White supremacist group founded in 1865
Ku Klux Klan
President who ended Reconstruction in 1877
President who ended Reconstruction in 1877
Rutherford B. Hayes