Pre-Civil War Differences
True or False:
Industrialization was more prominent in the North.
True
True or False:
The North and South interpreted the Emancipation Proclamation almost exactly the same.
False
True or False:
The Enrollment Act of 1863 caused white workers to be afraid of losing their jobs to conscripted slaves.
True
Which region had a smaller population of enslaved individuals before the Civil War due to factors like colder climates and different economic structures?
The North
In the North, what was the Civil War’s initial primary objective?
To Preserve the Union
Which region allowed wealthy individuals to pay a commutation fee to avoid getting drafted?
Both (North and South)
Which region of the United States experienced a Civil War primarily over the issue of preserving slavery?
The South
What was the South’s response to emancipation?
Enacting Harsher Slave Codes
Why did the riots in Northern Cities arise?
The draft and Racial Tensions
In the South, what was the primary economic system heavily dependent on enslaved labor before the Civil War?
Plantation-based economy or agricultural economy
What did the African American soldiers from the Massachusetts 54th Regiment push for?
Emancipation and Equal rights
What was the first conscription law?
Enrollment Act of 1863
What was the Cornerstone of the Southern Social and Economic order?
Slavery
What was a solution to the economic problems caused by emancipation in the South?
Sharecropping
What changed for the Confederacy to start subjecting enslaved individuals to conscription?
Manpower Shortage