INDIANA POLITICS
Who was Indiana's Civil War governor who became known for “waving the bloody shirt”?
Oliver P. Morton
What organization represented Union veterans?
The Grand Army of the Republic
What transportation system became increasingly important as people shifted away from rivers?
Railroads
How many Hoosier women worked as nurses during the Civil War?
250
What Indiana constitutional provision prohibited African Americans from migrating into the state?
Article 13 of the 1851 Indiana Constitution
What phrase described using accusations about a political opponent's Civil War loyalty to win votes?
Waving the bloody shirt
What famous Indianapolis monument was made in 1902?
The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument
What city doubled in size during the Civil War?
Indianapolis
Name one way women supported their families while men were away at war.
They ran businesses or farms, worked outside the home, or raised money and supplies.
What amendment helped give Balck men the right to vote?
The Fifteenth Amendment
Why was Indiana politically important after the Civil War?
It was a closely divided swing state.
What did the GAR serve as besides a political lobby?
A fraternal lodge, charitable society, and conservator of the war’s memory
What two agricultural products remained important during the war?
Corn and hogs
What right did Indiana women begin demanding after the Civil War?
The right to vote
From 1860 to 1900, Indiana's Black population increased from 11,428 to around what number?
57,505
Who was the Indiana politician nicknamed “Blue Jeans”?
James “Blue Jeans” Williams
What percentage of Indiana's population were Civil War pensioners by 1910?
28%
Why did Indiana farmers began to use more machinery during the war?
Many men left for the army, creating labor shortages
What other rights did Indiana women activists fight for besides voting?
Property rights, keeping their wages, and protection from abuse
What did the Indiana Supreme Court declare unconstitutional in 1866?
Article 13, the Black exclusion provision
What new political issues began taking voter’s attention away from reconstruction issues?
Corruption and currency
What did the GAR help preserve through Memorial Day celebrations and reunions?
The memory of the Civil War
What industry grew in western Indiana because railroads needed fuel?
Coal mining
In what year did Indiana finally ratify the Nineteenth Amendment giving women the right to vote?
1920
What was the name given to the migration of many African Americans from the South to places including Indiana after the Civil War?
The Exoduster movement