Key People
This former enslaved man became a leading abolitionist and writer who pushed for equal rights.
Frederick Douglas
Which major U.S war took place from 1861-1865 and led to the end of slavery?
American Civil War
In what year was slavery offcially abolished in the United States?
1865
The North and South disagreed mainly over this issue
Slavery
What system replaced slavery but often kept freed people in poverty?
Sharecropping
This president issued the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
What year did the Emancipation Proclamation take effect?
1863
The 13th Amendment abolished slavery except as punishment for this.
Crime
This region of the U.S relied heavily on enslaved labour and resisted abolition
The Confederate South
What happened to the Southern economy after abolition?
It collapsed
This abolitionist helped enslaved people escape through the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
Put these in order: Civil War, 13th Amendment, Emancipation Proclamation
Civil War - Emancipation Proclamation - 13th Amendment
Explain in one sentence what the 13th Amendment did.
Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States
What region fought to keep slavery during the Civil War?
Confederate South
What major social problem continued in the U.S even after slavery was abolished.
Racism and segregation
This is the editor of the famous anti-slavery newspaper called The Liberator.
William Lloyd Garrison
Why didn't the Emancipation Proclamation immediately free all enslaved people in the U.S?
Only applied to Confederate-controlled states, not Union states
Why is the 13th Amendment considered stronger than the Emancipation Proclamation?
Permanently abolished slavery in the Constitution nationwide
What crop was the South heavily dependent on enslaved labour to produce?
Cotton
This Amendment granted full U.S citizenship to all formerly enslaved people
14th Amendment