North & South (Pre Civil War)
Describe one major economic difference between the North and the South before the Civil War. HINT: What did the North have more of? What did the South rely on?
North had more industry, South relied on farming/slavery.
List the long-term cause of the Civil War. HINT: It was a disagreement about _________________.
SLAVERY
True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves permanently.
FALSE
Give ONE example (something that has not been said yet) of how now technology or industry had an impact on the Civil War. Be specific.
Many things.
Why was the Republican Party created in the 1850s? What did they stand for?
To stop slavery from spreading into new territories.
Before the Civil War, what was one major disagreement between the North and the South about the role of government? HINT: Think national government and state governments.
North - Federal government should make national laws.
South - States should make their own laws.
List one short-term cause of the Civil War.
Confederate attack on Fort Sumpter, election of Lincoln, etc.
True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation freed all of the slaves in all of the states.
FALSE
Give ONE example of how new technology or industry had an impact on the Civil War. Say something that has not been said yet.
Many options.
How did women and civilians contribute to the Civil War effort?
Nurses, and many other things!
Kansas Nebraska Act
Describe the Confederate States of America. In other words, describe them geographically, and what was their main cause or "cornerstone"?
Southern states that left the union to protect slavery.
True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation freed some of the slaves simply as a temporary wartime order, taking the southern states' "property."
TRUE
How did the Union's use of geography (land formations) at Gettysburg and Antietam affect the outcome of those battles?
The Union used high land to its advantage, helping win key victories that became turning points in the war.
What was the age of the youngest Civil War Soldier? (plus or minus two years)
9 (so 7-11)
What "Compromise" or "Act" admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state to keep the balance in Congress?
Missouri Compromise
What was the Supreme Court's holding in Dred Scott v. Sanford, and how did that lead to even more Civil War tensions?
African Americans were not citizens and had no rights under the Constitution. This further angered northerners and fueled the cause of abolition.
How did African American enlistment in the Union Army impact the Civil War? What new meaning did it give to the War effort?
It strengthened the Union Army and it gave the war a moral goal of ending slavery.
What was one major impact of Sherman's March and the Civil War more generally on the South compared to the North?
What former US president later joined the Confederacy?
John Tyler
What "Compromise" or "Act" tried to ease tensions by admitting California as a free state and creating a stricter fugitive slave law?
Compromise of 1850
Why did some people in the South, including some former confederates, promote the idea of the "lost cause" after the Civil War?
To make the Confederacy's cause seem more noble.
How does the painting Near Andersonville show the emotions and uncertainty a former enslaved Black woman might have felt at the end of the Civil War? What do you think she might be thinking about her future?
MANY different options: Job, living situation, family, etc.
What was the deadliest battle fought during the Civil War?
Gettysburg - Roughly 51,000 dead
In your opinion, what would justice look like after the Civil War?
Your opinion