Slavery/no slavery
What is the name of the Northern States group that does not believe in Slavery?
Who was the president of the United states during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
Is the Underground Railroad an actual train?
No lol
What was one major event that happened after the civil war?
- The Underground Railroad
- Abraham Lincoln dies
The southern states are called the ___________.
Confederates
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
What is the Underground Railroad?
What was the time after the civil war called?
Reconstruction
What is the name of the Union general? Confederate general?
Union: Ulysses S. Grant
Confederate: Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln made an announcement that all slaves would be free. What is this called?
Emancipation Proclamation
Were slaves only transported within the United States?
What happened to John Wilkes Booth?
He went door to door to try and find someone who would house him, then he was lured out and killed.
Why did the southern states think they needed to have slaves?
They needed slaves because they could not run their plantations without a lot of workers and they wouldn't make any money off the cotten if the workers weren't free!
What poem was written about Abraham Lincoln and what is it about?
Oh Captain My Captain
It is about the mourning of a country loosing their leader.
Who is Harriett Tubman?
A conductor of the underground railroad that escaped from slavery before volunteering her time to help many others.
Were blacks free after the civil war?
Technically yes, but no.
Why did new states cause a problem?
They changed the votes once the state chose to be a union state or confederate.
What did Lincolns death say about the United States? (3 answers)
1. It was filled with hatred
2. The South still hated the North and vis versa
3. Many whites hated blacks
What is a conductor?
A leader throughout the tunnels and houses so the slaves did not get lost or caught along the way.
What were the post civil war difficulties? (3)
1. blacks were not free
2. earned living by working on white farms (owned)
3. treated just as poorly as before