Antebellum
the time before the war
this class had no rights, owned by plantation owners, and were treated terribly
enslaved african americans
the place of the start of the Civil War
Fort Sumter
president of the United States during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
the North/Union/United States
SC had ____ social classes
6
this invention increased cotton production and the need for more slaves
cotton gin
the Union did this to Charleston Harbor so that the Confederacy couldn't get the supplies they needed
Blockade
elected president of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
the reason SC's economy was slow to get better after the war
they no longer could use slaves
this culture blended African traditions with new traditions in South Carolina - including food, languages, and art
Gullah
H.L. Hunley
stole a Confederate ship and sailed it out of Charleston to freedom
lost most of their wealth and money, but still had lots of power
elite
skilled workers like doctors, lawyers, merchants
middle class
a series of resting places or safe house for runaway slaves to use to get to freedom
The Underground Railroad
people that wanted to end slavery
abolitionists
the first state to break away from the Union
South Carolina
amendments that abolished slavery and recognized the rights of African Americans
13th and 14th amendments
owned small farms in the upstate
independent farmers
Harriet Tubman
marched across SC and Georgia, burning and destroying cities, farms, and plantations
General William Sherman
means to break away
secede
said that a man that owned 20 or more slaves did not have to fight
"20 Slave Rule"