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Describe life for an enslaved person in the South.
- enslaved people were viewed as property and had no legal rights
- no allowed to learn to read/write
- experiences cruel punishment
- worked on plantations
- rebelled against their enslavers in small and big ways
- worked to maintain humanity, family, spiritualism
Describe the Emancipation Proclamation.
statement by Lincoln which freed all enslaved people living in the Confederacy. It was a "war measure" to encourage black men to join the Union Army and to negate Fugitive Slave Laws
What is the main idea of the 13th amendment?
Slavery is illegal
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
Name a Union advantage
- factories, railroads, produced 90% of US goods, more people, more money, more firearms, superior navy
Describe the main idea of the Gettysburg address
Redefine the Civil War as a fight for freedom and equality; connecting the sacrifices at Gettysburg to the sacrifice of the Founding Fathers; to build support for the war; so people understand why it was important to continue the fight for freedom
What is the main idea of the 14th amendment?
Everyone born in the US is a citizen and must be treated equally
What battle had the most casualties?
Battle of Gettysburg
Who was the President of the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
John C Breckenridge
John Bell
What is the main idea of the 15th amendment?
The right of citizens to vote shall not be denied based on race
Where did the Confederates surrender to the Union?
Courthouse at Appomattox
Who was the President of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
Name 2 advantages of the Confederacy
- fought on their own territory, more military leaders, fought to preserve its way of life, transported goods by water
True or False: Many people died of amputations during the war
FALSE
Describe 2 Reconstruction Era policies for former Confederates
- Southern leaders were not tried for treason (not in trouble!)
- South divided into 5 zones with a temporary government
Southern states rewrote their constitutions in order to be allowed back into the US/Union
Name 2 causes of the Civil War
Slavery, role and rights of African Americans in society (ie, Dred Scott Case, Uncle Toms Cabin, Bleeding Kansas).
Presidential Election of 1860
States rights vs Strong Federal power
Who was the Union Army General?
Ulysses S Grant
List 2 reasons why people fought in the Civil War
Freedom for enslaved persons, protecting rights, self defense, peace, preserve the Union, obey orders, preserving way of life in the south
Union, 1861 - 1865
Describe 2 Reconstruction Era policies concerning formerly enslaved people
-Formerly enslaved persons were declared citizens, given the right to vote, could work on plantations (sharecropping) and had segregated schools
Did most of the battles happen in the north or the south?
South
Who was the Confederate Army General?
Robert E Lee