SC and the Civil War

Vocabulary

100

This is a person who wants to end slavery.

Abolitionist

200

the belief that a state can decide whether or not to follow national laws

State's Rights

300

withdrawing from/leaving a country or state

Secession

400

A war fought in the 1800s between the North and the South

Civil War

500

a network of secret passages and safehouses to help slaves escape to freedom

Underground Railroad

People

100

the 16th President of the U.S.

Abraham Lincoln

200

a slave who worked on Confederate ships and sailed to the Union blockade for freedom

Robert Smalls

300

the leader of the Confederate States of America

Jefferson Davis

400

the best teacher in the entire world

Ms. Smith

500

these sisters from SC were abolitionists who spoke out against slavery

Grimke Sisters

Facts

100

Most Civil War forts were near what city?

Charleston

200

South Carolina's leaders met and decided to leave the Union. SC was the first state to do so.

Secession Convention

300

How did the Civil War affect South Carolina's economy?

It became weaker because plantations, towns, and railroads were destroyed.

400

the first shots of the Civil War were fired here

Fort Sumter

500

What is one cool fact you learned about the Civil War?

Answers may vary.

Groups

100

lost much of their wealth after the war, but continued to have social status and political influence

Elite

200

served in the confederate army. many lost their lives and money.

Independent farmers, middle class, lower class

300

took care of the home while the men were at war. some served as nurses

Women

400

continued to work on plantations during the war. were freed when the union army reached their locations. Whites tried to control freed slaves through a series of laws after.

African Americans

500

this class has the coolest students ever

3E

Misc.

100

How was the Civil War a "Rich Man's War/Poor Man's Fight"?

The rich started the war and paid for it while the poor actually fought in it.

200

This was a strategy used by the Union to prevent SC from getting the food and supplies they needed.

Blockade

300

This was the first submarine developed by the Confederacy to try to beat the blockade. It sunk a ship but was not successful in beating the blockade.

The Hunley

400

A Union general wanted to end the war quickly by destroying Confederate supplies and crops. As he "marched to the sea", he and his men looted and burned farms and plantations.

Sherman's March

500

Abraham Lincoln was elected; South Carolinians were worried that he would one day end slavery.

Election of 1860