who
Was elected President in 1860. Afterwards 11 southern states seceded from the Union and formed a new country called the Confederacy.
Abraham Lincoln
segragation
keeping people of different races a part, especially in public places such as schools.
the 13th Amendment did what?
It ended slavery
A war between two groups or a region
Civil War
how was there a divided economy?
North= industry
south= farming
helped about 300 people to escape; a African American who escaped herself
Harriet Tubman
someone who ended slavery
abolitionist
What amendment gave African American men the right to vote?
15th Amendment
Fort Sumter
first battle of the Civil War
Why was tobacco an important crop in Maryland?
Crops needed a lot of care requiring slaves.
Was born a slave but escaped as a young man.
Frederick Douglass
secede
to league or break off a country
unfair laws that limited the rights of the newly freed people.
Black Codes
Battle of Antietam
Why did African Americans have hard lives.
They weren't paid much and had few opportunities.
John Wilkes Booth
shot President Lincoln, and then Andrew Jackson became President
Freedmen's Bureau
was an organization that provided food, clothes, and advice to poor African Americans
What amendment gave all African Americans the rights of U.S. citizenship.
14th amendment
How long did the Civil War last?
4 years
why did the Baltimore Riots break out?
Maryland was a divided state. Confederacy vs. Union
Brought medical supplies to Antiem and other battle sites.
Bonus: who led the Union Army (North), the Confederate Army (South)?
Clara Barton
Bonus: General Ulysses S. Grant & Robert E. Lee
is a state that allowed slavery but chose not to.
border state
Was a break out of fighting as the Union was switching trains through Baltimore. Involved the Confederacy supporters to throw rocks and yell at the Union troops.
the Baltimore riots.
Who won the Civil War?
Union
Why did Maryland's economy struggle
They could not have slaves anymore therefore no one would care for the tobacco.