American History Lessons from History

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American Civil War 1)What are the dates the Civil war started and ended? 2)Who was president of the United states at the start of the Civil War? 3)What was the name of the Fort the Confederates attacked to start the civil war? 4)What did the 11 states name themselves when they declared secession from the United States?

Abraham Lincoln 1)What dates was Abraham Lincoln President? 2)What was the Emancipation Proclamation? 3)What is the Thirteenth Amendment ? 4)What is the Fourteenth Amendment? 5)What is the Fifteenth Amendment? 6)Name two jobs President Lincoln held before becoming the President?

Reconstruction Era 1.What was the purpose of Reconstruction? 2.Describe the Material Devastation of the south? 3.Who was the President that continued Lincoln Policies after he was shot? 4.Explain one thing you have learned about this Era ?

Disfranchisement after Reconstruction era 1)What is a poll Tax? 2)What was the Educational and character requirements? 3)What was Eight box law? 4)How did these actions above Affect African Americans?

Spanish– American War 1)What the locations of the war? 2)What was the Result ? 3)What were the territorial Changes?

Paul Robeson 1)List 4 things that Paul Robeson did that helped Civil Rights in America?