Freedom
Vocab
During the war
War Ends
Amendments
100
a person who was brought to MN and gained their freedom when a judge decided his/her freedom
Eliza Winston
100

What is Perspective

A point of view, the position from which a person looks at an issue

100
Name the soldier from Minnesota who signed up with the Minnesota First Regiment at age 15.
Charley Goddard
100
What year did the Civil War end?
1865
100

which group of people did the 15th amendment not allow to vote?

Women

200
this person was born a slave and led 300 escaped slaves to Minnesota. Once here this person opened a Baptist Church which still remains today
Robert Hickman
200

A system of enforced servitude in which some people are owned by other people?

Slavery

200
people who wanted to end slavery
abolitionist
200
Who won the Civil War?
The North (Union)
200
The 13th Amendment outlawed ______________ in all U.S. territories and states
slavery
300

Name ONE way Minnesota's economy benefited from slavery

1. Southern tourists would bring their slaves to vacation in Minnesota and spend money here 2. The North made money by producing clothing using the cotton picked by slaves

300

What is the definition of an Amendment

A change to a government process or document. 

300
Name for the "North"
Union
300
What happened to Minnesota's economy due to the Civil War?
It flourished! (grew and became better)
300
the 14th Amendment provided _______________ to all people born in the U.S. regardless of race
citizenship
400

What did the Emancipation Proclamation say?

slaves had to be set free if they lived in states that were fighting the Union

400
The year Lincoln was elected President
1860
400
Name for the South
Confederacy
400
Why did Minnesota's wheat production double during the Civil war?
Farmers had to grow more wheat to help feed the soldiers.
400
the 15th Amendment said that the right to vote cannot be denied because of _________________ or ______ _______
race or skin color
500
How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the goals of the Civil War?
The first goal of the Civil War was to bring the nation back together. When the E.P. was announced, it gave people ANOTHER reason to fight: end slavery.
500
Name TWO things the court decided during the Dred Scott decision about African Americans.
1. African Americans were not citizens 2. They had no rights 3. Slaves were considered property 4. Slave owners could not be deprived of their property
500
The reason the Civil War started is because the South _____________________ from the Union.
seceded
500
How did people in Minnesota support the war effort? Name TWO ways.
1. Sent supplies 2. Wrote letters to soldiers 3. Women/children had to take on the responsibilities of the men off at war 4. raised money for families who had loved ones die during war
500

the three amendments to the constitution following the Civil War were called the _____________________ amendments

Reconstruction

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