Civil War
What happened in the end of the Civil War?
Slavery was abolished
What continent were slaves brought to America from?
Africa
Which countries supported the Confederacy?
France and the UK
How many percent of the total population of the Untied States died?
3%
Who was president under the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What is the 13th Amendment?
This Amendment made slavery illegal in the United States
When did slavery stop in the northern states?
1804
What were the southern states called?
The Confederacy
How many people died in the Civil War?
620.000 people
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
The document that declared the freedom of slaves in Confederate states
What was the most important war during the Civil War?
Gettysburg
How many slaves were freed immediately when Lincoln announced the freeing of the slaves?
50.000 slaves
Where did most immigrants from Europe settle?
The Northern states
How many states were there in the north and the south?
The 19th century
Who lead the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
What are slave codes?
The term for laws that controlled the lives of enslaved people in the south
What was the south's economy based on?
On plantations agriculture and slave labor
How much was the population of the northern states?
20 million people
Why did so many people die from dieseases?
They didn't have the same medical knowledge as we have today
What is Appomattox Court House?
The Civil War ended when Robort E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at this location
In what year was The African Slave Trade banned?
1808
What is the Battle of Shiloh?
What day and year was the battle of the fort?
April 12 1861
Who is William Tecumseh Sherman and what is he known for?
A union general and is known for his "March to the Sea"