History of the Americas Questions

some white men made their jobs difficult by refusing to ------- with black officials

t/f:all black officials in MS were illiterate

Lincoln was ------- before he was able to complete his plan of amnesty

------- were viewed as taking advantage of the people in the south and their poor economic conditions

white republicans who wanted citizenship for former slaves

now that all of the slaves were free, MS, along with the rest of the nation, had to establish what ------- were

t/f: most blacks were hard-working and honest men

former vice president ----- ----- took over Lincoln's plan of amnesty. he made a few minor changes, and began on May 29, 1865

African American soldier who received the Congressional Medal of Honor on August 4, 1864

t/f:Grant's discovery of living off the land shaped the future military campaigns of the Union

t/f: Farragut eventually realized that he wouldn't be able to take control of the city

------- ----- captured New Orleans in 1862; he sailed his fleet up the MS River; he began an attack on Vicksburg that lasted almost 2 months; eventually he passed ------ where he was joined by federal gunboats. the 2 joined forces and attacked the city

Confederate President ------ ----- ordered 10,000 troops to reinforce ------- army

October 14,1862: Confederate ------------- was ordered to hold Vicksburg at all costs

the objective of the Vicksburg campaign was to ------ the city and gain control of the --- ------

when he lost his supply base at Holly Springs, Grant sent his men out in a 15 mile radius to find ----

in early May, General Sherman's army joined ---- and the attack on -------- began

General Pemberton made the mistake of withdrawing all of the citizens and military men into the walls of -------

General Grant decided to march his troops down the ------- side of the MS and to cross it south of --------

soldiers under Ulysses S. Grant that marched toward Vicksburg eventually established a post at ------ ------