Vocabulary
Civil War
Reconstruction
Emancipation Proclamation
Sourcing
100
What wa a poll tax?
A fee to vote
100
What were 2 advantages the North had in the civil war?
railroads, factories
100
Which reconstruction amendment freed all enslaved people?
13th Amendment
100
Which holiday celebrates the news of the Emancipation Proclamation reaching Galveston Texas
Juneteenth
100
What does it mean if a source SUPPORTS a statement?
Agrees with the statement
200
What is Conscription?
Being forced to fight in the military
200
Examine the image. What does the railroad/ bridge symbolize?
The Outbreak of the Civil War
200
Which group was responsible for limiting the rights of African Americans, and would use secret memberships and disguises in public?
Ku Klux Klan
200
Where were enslaved people freed by the Emancipation Proclamaton?
Confederate states (states in rebellion)
200
What does a STRENGTH of a source mean?
Reasons why something is a good source
300
What is secession, and how did it contribute to the Civil War?
To leave or break apart from a country, and Southern states seceded after the election of 1860 which started the civil war
300
In a written response, respond to the following questions:
- Which side in the Civil War had more railroads?
- Why would this be an advantage?
Union, they could move troops and supplies better
300
Sorry... I know this is technically Civil war...
What issue was Ex Parte Merryman about?
The president's power to detain individuals
300
How did the Emancipation proclamation impact the Union Army?
African American men could join the Union Army
300
What is a LIMITATION of a source mean?
Something the source is missing, or can't do
400
Explain both sides of the Bargain of 1877.
Rutherford Hayes is elected president, and Federal troops are removed from the south
400
Write a written response for the following questions:
- What is conscription?
- What was the impact of Conscription?
Being forced to fight in the military, draft riots
400
What are 2 things the Freedmen's Bureau did to protect the rights of African Americans?
Provided education, set up schools, hospitals, helped them find jobs, gave them land, etc.
400
What are 2 ways the Emancipation proclamation hurt the confederacy?
1. Hurt the economy (no more enslaved labor)
2. More people fighting in the Union Army
400
What does a RELIABLE source mean/ look like?
Primary source, photograph, reliable author, etc.
500
Describe the Anaconda Plan in your own words. Who used it and what was its goal?
Union, to surround the Confederacy and cut off their trade
500
Respond to the following questions in a written response:
- Which term describes Sherman’s strategy?
- What was one economic impact of Sherman’s strategy?
- What was one political impact of Sherman’s strategy?
total war
Destruction of Southern industries
Resentment of the Union
500
Write a written response to the following questions:
- What is one way that African Americans' voting rights were restricted?
- Explain what that restriction was.
Grandfather clause, poll tax, literacy test
500
To what extent did the Emancipation Proclamation change the lives of African Americans
- Write a claim in response to the question
- write one reason that supports your claim
- Acknowledge a reason that does not support your claim
Ms. Bayer will determine if you are right
500
If a question asks you to provide evidence, what 3 THINGS should you include?
Quote, quotation marks, citation of source