Joining the Union Effort
During the Civil War, thousands of free and enslaved African Americans fought for the North (Union) to advance the cause of: ________.
Abolition ( End Slavery) or Black Citizenship
Men were initially used as _____ during the Civil War.
builders
In comparison to white soldiers, African American men who served were less likely to __________ a term to used to describe a soldier who abandoned his post or ran away during war.
desert
What are four ways African Americans resisted sexual abuse and the enslavement of their children?
Fighting thei rattatckers
Using Plants
Abortion
Infanticide
Running Away
In the United States and the Caribbean, Black women's narratives of their distinct experiences during slavery advanced the causes of _____________ and ___________.
abolition and feminism
An executive order by Abraham Lincoln to free slaves in those states in rebellion
Emancipation Proclamation
Women contributed to the Civil War in these four roles:
Cooks, Nurses , Laundresses and Spies
White Private earned _____ dollars, while black privates earned _________ dollars.
$13; $10
These laws did not apply to enslaved women.
Rape Laws
What was title of the slave narrative of a woman born in Bermuda, sold across Caribbean, claims her freedom when taken to England.
History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave, 1813
Nearly _______ African Americans fought and served during the Civil War.
200,000
_________ was a female abolitionist and conductor on the Underground Railroad used networks to gain intel on enemy fortifications and movements.
Harriet Tubman
The _______________Volunteer Infantry Regiment, also known as the 33rd United States Colored Troops (USCT), was the first regiment of formerly enslaved African Americans organized by the Union Army during the Civil War, formed in 1862 by General David Hunter.
First South Carolina Volunteers
The Federal Writers Project provided first hand accounts of
slavery.
________ a female author of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, 1861.
Harriet Jacobs
The _________ was an all All black military unit that was part of the 5th Massachusetts Cavalry.
54th Massachusetts
The ___________ was an order by President Lincoln to end slavery in those states in rebellion.
Emancipation Proclamation
Sgt. William Walker was convicted of this term______, rebelling against authority in 1864
mutiny
This famous African American and Abolitionist tricked white children in teaching him to read.
Frederick Douglass
Narratives by enslaved men emphasized ____________ and _____________.
autonomy and manhood
The __________________was a Confederate militia unit formed in 1861 in New Orleans, composed of free African American men, intended to counter Northern propaganda and demonstrate the Confederacy's commitment to the defense of the state.
Louisiana Native Guards
How did Free African Americans help formerly enslaved refugees?
Raised money to support schools and medical care.
The site where African Americans were massacred after they surrendering to Confederate Army.
Fort Pillow
Had himself mailed to freedom in the North.
Henry Box Brown
Harriet Jacobs's author and fugitive slave spend 7 years hidden in ________ to be close to her daughter.
crawl space