Towards Civil War
Abolitionist
Who were the two Presidents at the start of the Civil War?
Lincoln: Union, Davis: Confederacy
Where did Catto Live?
Philadelphia
Where was Douglass born?
Maryland, South
What was reconstruction?
Reconstruction was retrying to rebuild and change the south
What state was caught in the middle of a civil war?
Kansas
What was the Southern Strategy during the war?
Fight defensively
What was his first job in Philadelphia?
Educator
He jumped onto a train after the support of Anna Murray
What happened to former Confederate soldiers and officers?
They were treated like traitors
What did some African-American plan to do outside the United States?
Back to Africa
What was the name of the 1st African-American regiment?
54th Massachusetts
What did he try and integrate?
He tried to integrate Baseball.
What did Douglass do after the Fugitive Slave Act was passed?
He went to Europe and spoke of his experiences, helping to get support of abolitionism.
Who was the first African-American Senator and who did he replace?
Hiram Revels and Jefferson Davis
Who were supporters of the creation of Liberia?
Delaney, Washington
What countries did "King Cotton" think would support them, but who kept them out?
France Britain, Douglass
What was his wife apart of?
A move to desegregate trolleys
How did Douglass contribute to the Civil War?
He got Lincoln to pass the Emancipation Proclamation, after the Battle of Ainteinm, he kept France and Britain out of the war, he encouraged African-Americans to fight in the war
How did reconstruction affect the South?
Poorer, more subvert/obvious racism, more division, share-cropping
What compromise brought California in as a Free State, and start Popular Sovereignty?
Compromise of 1850
What leaders played a key role for the South and why?
What leaders played a key role for the North and why?
Lee, Jackson, strategic leaders
Grant, Sherman, Total War
Why is Catto important to know about?
He was one of the first Civil Rights leaders in 1870s, and he is recognized by a statue in Philadelphia.
What did Douglass do after the Civil War?
What amendments were passed during reconstruction?
13th abolishing slavery, 14th citizenship, 15th right to vote