TEXAS
Where did General Gordon Granger make his announcement that President Abraham Lincoln had freed the slaves?
Galveston, Texas
When did the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Abe Lincoln go into effect?
January 1, 1863
What president freed the slaves?
President Abe Lincoln
In the 18th century the slave production of tobacco almost exhausted. Thus, the new crop of __________ became the new money maker.
cotton
When was slavery legalized in the USA?
1641
What year did the enslaved people in Texas learn of their freedom?
1865
What document was signed proclaiming the freedom of enslaved Africans?
The Emancipation Proclamation
President Abe Lincoln was the USA's __________ president?
16th
Slavery was never widespread in the ______________; however many business men in that region grew rich.
north
In 1660, England's King Charles II, established the company, The Royal African Company, to transport humans they called?
Black Gold
What holiday was created to commemorate this historic day of freedom?
Juneteenth
What does emancipate mean?
To free someone from slavery.
When was President Abraham Lincoln born?
February 12, 1809
Congress outlawed the African slave trade in 1808; however the population of slavery multiplied. By 1860 there were how many slaves?
4 million. About half living in the south -cotton picking states.
How many slaves were taken from their homeland between 1525-1866?
12 1/2 million
What was the first year of celebration of freedom?
1866
What does proclamation mean?
A public or official announcement.
Where was president Abe Lincoln born?
Hardin County, Kentucky
Free black people and other antislavery northerners helped slaves in the south escape freedom through what network?
The Underground Railroad
The name of the slave ship that set sail in 1783 that ended up going trail?
The Zong
What are 4 other names for Juneteenth?
Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day & Liberation Day
When was the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation signed?
September 22, 1862
Where was President Lincoln shot?
The Fords Theatre in Washington D.C.
Who was known as Moses, worked as a spy during the Civil War, was born a slave, escaped slavery, and helped free other slaves?
Harriet Tubman
The movement to abolish slavery in America gained strength, and was led by free black people such as?
Frederick Douglass