1800s Innovations
A man made water way used to transport goods.
Canal
During the Civil War, the northern states were called the ________ and the southern states were called the _________.
Union;Confederate
This also means the right to vote.
Suffrage
The increase of population in Ohio helped the economy.
True
This innovation traveled on railroads and could carry heavy loads.
Train
This president stood against slavery. Following his election 11 states decided to formally leave the United States.
Abraham Lincoln
In 1861 laws were passed for married women to do what?
Own property
African Americans lives after slavery was easy.
False
Name two inventions that helped farmers in Ohio during the 1800s.
Steel plow, mechanical reaper, fertilizer.
These are additions or changes to a constitution. One of these OFFICIALLY ended slavery. For an extra 100 points, tell me which one.
Amendment.
Thirteenth
Life still wasn’t great. Poor wages, little money, had to rent.
The Underground Railroad was really a railroad that ran underground.
False
What is one reason that Ohio businesses were able to grow so rapidly?
Better technology, better transportation for goods.
This document was issued after the civil war. This document freed all enslaved people in the Confederate states.
Emancipation Proclamation
This amendment made African Americans citizens of the United Staes.
Fourteenth Amendment
Rivers were more dependable than canals to travel.
States have to pay to repair roads, citizens have to sometimes pay to travel on the roads. What is this fee called?
Toll
This state was responsible for 60% of the Union army.
Ohio
This amendment gave African American men the right to vote.
Fifteenth Amendment
People moved to Ohio for free schooling, no slavery, and good harvest.
True