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How were enslaved people in Louisiana impacted by the Civil War?
-Freed 330,000 people
-stopped the slave trade in New Orleans
Where was the treaty signed?
Appomattox Court House, Virginia
What character traits describe the Louisiana Tigers?
-Fierce and lacked discipline
What was the nickname for the white male Louisiananas that fought in the Civil War?
Louisiana Tigers
Name one Virginia city that was captured that led to the Confederacy surrendering.
Richmond and Petersburg
How did the role of the First Louisiana Native Guard change over the course of the war?
They first fought for the Confederacy and then for the Union
How did General Grant treat the Confederacy in his terms of surrender?
-With great respect
Who were some of the first people to experience the Civil War firsthand?
White male Louisianans
How did the Union treat the surrendering Confederate forces?
With great respect
Which side did the First Louisiana Native Guard fight for?
Confederacy and the Union
Who were the Louisiana Tigers?
The First Louisiana Battalion
What proves that General Grant treated Lee and the Confederacy with respect?
-let them keep their guns
-fed them
-they weremt tried for treason
What led General Lee to surrendering?
-Grant followed the Confederate Army
-his soldiers were hungry weary
What month and year did General Lee surrender to General Grant?
April 1865
What is one positive about Butlers strict measures in New Orleans?
Only two people died of Yellow Fever
How did the Louisiana Tigers get their name?
They were fierce and lacked discipline. Its members were feared in the North and South.
How many enslaved people were freed after the Civil War?
330,000
What 2 things did Benjamin Butler do in New Orleans?
-seized property
-strict measures to prevent yellow fever
-executed someone
What role did the Louisiana Tigers play in the Civil War?
Fierce battallion that showed no mercy in battler
What did the First Louisiana Native Guard have to buy since they received little support from Confederate authorities?
Members had to buy their own weapons and uniforms
Where did many of the Louisiana Tigers come from?
Working class people in New Orleans
By the end of the war, how many Louisianans enlisted for the Confederate Army?
more than 50,000
How many people died from yellow fever in New Orleans?
2
What was the name of the African American regiment from Louisiana?
Louisiana Native Guard
The Louisiana Native Guards were some of the first African American troops to fight for the Union at which battle?
Port Hudson