Sectional Differences
Leading up to the Civil War, the country was seen as being divided into 2 distinct parts or sections. What were they?
North and South
What was the name for the northern states during the Civil War
Union.
Who was President during the Civil War, elected in 1860?
Lincoln
What is the term for a person who wants to end, or abolish slavery?
Abolitionist
Who did this conflict involve?
A) Dakota vs. Euro-American Settlers
B) Dakota vs. Other American Indian Nations
C) United States vs. Ojibwe
A) Dakota vs. Euro-American Settlers
Loyalty to one's own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole.
Sectionalism
To leave or withdraw from the country (The South did this shortly after Lincoln was elected) Bonus if you can tell me which was the first state to do it!
Secede. (South Carolina was the 1st)
This person was a slave who was taken to free territory and then attempted to sue for his freedom (hint: we performed a mock trial about his case!)
Dred Scott
What was the nickname for the Union/North soldiers during the Civil War?
a) Yankee
b) Rebel
c) Abolitionist
Yankee
After the war, the U.S government revoked all treaties and most Dakota people were ____________ from Minnesota.
A) Abolished
B) Banished/Exiled
C) Assimilated
B) Banished/Exiled
Describe the North prior to the civil war. (include at least 3 things in your description)
Urban, cities, no slavery, railroads, high population, industry, factories, national bank, etc.
A tax on imported goods (The south opposed this!)
tariff
Who was a former slave who was brought to Minnesota and ruled free by a judge because she was now in free territory?
a) Harriet Tubman
b) Eliza Winston
c) Abraham Lincoln
Eliza Winston (b)
What was the nickname for Confederate/South soldiers during the Civil War?
a) yankee
b) rebel
c) abolitionist
Rebel
What President commuted the sentences of many Dakota, but selected 39 of them to be hanged?
Abraham Lincoln
Describe the south prior to the Civil War. (Include at least 3 things in your description).
rural, farms/plantations, less cities, fewer railroads, steamboats, slavery, cotton, state banks, etc.
What was the name for the southern states during the Civil War?
Confederacy (Confederate States of America)
Who led a group of escaped slaves called "the pilgrims" who found freedom when they reached St. Paul?
a) Robert Hickman
b) Dred Scott
c) Eliza Winston
a) Robert Hickman
Name one of the biggest or most important battles of the Civil War.
Battle of Gettysburg, Antietam, Vicksburg, Fort Sumter, etc.
After being held prisoner, 38 Dakota men were hanged in what city in Minnesota?
A) St. Paul
B) Duluth
C) Mankato
C) Mankato
Which section of the country favored state banks and slavery?
The south
What machine made it easier to produce cotton and led to an increase in slavery?
cotton gin
What did the Supreme Court decide in the Dred Scott case? (Was he ruled to be free? What else did the courts say about African Americans?)
Not only was Dred Scott ordered to remain a slave, but the courts also ruled that African Americans were not citizens of the United States and therefore could not sue for their freedom.
What did Lincoln declare in the Emancipation Proclamation?
That all slaves in Southern states would be free (They were not immediately freed).
What one major problem were the Dakota facing leading up to the war? (Hint: It was on the webquest)
Starvation/food shortage.