Social Studies Ch. 6 "Study Guide"

Here are the most important things to know for the ch. 6 SS test Tuesday:
*all vocabulary terms
*the lesson summaries and "why it matters" sections at the end of each lesson of the chapter
* Identify
major battles and campaigns: Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, the Atlanta Campaign, Sherman’s March to the Sea, and Appomattox Court House.

* Describe the roles of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis, and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson.

* Describe the effects of war on the North and South.

* Describe the purpose of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.

* Explain the work of the Freedmen’s Bureau.

* Explain how slavery was replaced by sharecropping and how African-Americans were prevented from exercising their newly won rights; include a discussion of Jim Crow laws and customs.