Emancipation Proclamation(pg. 431)
What does "emancipation" mean?
setting free
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True or False: During the Civil War, most doctors didn't know that germs spread disease, and they would not wash their hands or medical instruments often.
True
Identify at least 3 responsibilities women took over during the Civil War
Taking care of families, filled jobs, moved families, rioted for change, kept families items and supplies safe.
True or False: Some women fought in the Civil War.
True. Some women disguised themselves as men in order to fight.
True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery everywhere, overnight.
False- border states (Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, West Virginia) did not end slavery.
It took a long time for the word to spread.
Why weren't Confederate soliders able to get supplies to their troops easily?
Union blockade stopped Confederates from travel to those areas.
How did most soldiers in the Civil War die?
What was a result of supply shortages during the Civil War?
Prices increased dramatically.
Identify 3 ways women helped with the war efforts.
Made uniforms and bandages, nurses on the battlefield, kept farms/businesses running, raised money and sent food, traveled with and took care of husbands and sons.
Who went to Texas after the Civil War to let people know slaves were free?
General Gordon Granger
What were 3 things that made travelling for soliders difficult?
Travelled on foot, up to 25 miles a day, very heavy backpacks.
How did most nurses/doctors learn?
From experience, while working. They would learn how to operate on and take care of people, on people who needed their care, immediately!
How did people in the North get news about the war?
Read about the war in newspapers and magazines.
Through travel.
How did Sojuourner Truth make an impact?
Gathered supplies for African American troops; fought for abolition; spoke about life as a slave (in order to educate people on the cruelties)
What does Juneteenth celebrate?
The day in Texas that freedom of slaves was announced.
When food was short, how did soliders get what they needed to eat?
Stole fruits, vegetables, and animals from local farms.
What significant/unique contribution to the world did Clara Barton make? (Hint: it is still around today!)
The American Red Cross
What did towns and families in the South struggle with, as a direct effect of the war?
Destruction
These are the "seeds" that mold produces, that causes mold to spread.
Mold Spores
When was the first Juneteenth?
June 19, 1865
List at least 3 foods that soldiers ate in the Civil War.
Beef, Pork, Beans, Biscuits (hardtack)
Explain how Juliet Opie made an impact on the war.
She sold all her property and gave the money to the Confederacy to build hospitals.
How did people feel after armies passed through their towns? Why?
Hungry because the soldiers would take all the food they could get.
Also acceptable- upset, because things stolen and property was destroyed.
Why was Belle Boyd important? What did she do?
La Belle Rebelle was a Confederate spy who was arrested 6 times, but continued to get information for the south.