Nationalism
What word from your study guide means "pride for your country"?
Nationalism
What invention was made to pick the seeds out of cotton much quicker?
Cotton Gin
Who is described as a conductor on the Underground Railroad who freed over 300 slaves?
Harriet Tubman
Which battle is listed as the first battle of the Civil War where the Confederacy attacked the Union?
The battle of Fort Sumter
What was the period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the nation called?
What is sectionalism?
The separation of the United States into three separate parts the North, South, and West
Name two industrial revolution inventions other than the Cotton Gin?
Interchangeable parts, Canals, Steamboat, Railroad, Telegram
Who mailed himself in a crate in order to escape slavery?
Henry "Box" Brown
Which battle is described as "the bloodiest battle in the Civil War with the most people dying on a single day"?
The battle of Antietam
What are black codes?
Laws that only African Americans had to follow after the Civil War (e.g., restrictions on marriage, jobs, firearms).
Why did tariffs lead to high sections of nationalism?
The North had high tariffs, but the south had low tariffs causing a divide
Why was child labor common during the Industrial Revolution?
Children were cheaper as they did not require as much payment as adults did
Who led the Confederate army and is noted as “one of the top army generals in the south behind Robert E. Lee”
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Describe the events around Lincoln's assassination as given in the study guide, including who committed the act and the claimed motive:
John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln in a theatre to honor the old southern way.
Define sharecropping as given in the study guide and explain one way it affected freed Blacks?
Sharecroppers farm land and give half of the proceeds to the landowner — often kept freed Blacks economically dependent.
What item made the South richer than the North?
Cotton Gin
Why was the Transcontinental Railroad important?
It went across the whole of the United States connecting different regions and helping to spread Westward Expansion
Identify the first all-African American legion mentioned in the study guide:
The 54th Legion of the United States — first U.S. army unit of only African American soldiers
What were the two outcomes of the Battle of Gettysburg and why are they considered important in the study guide?
Union victory at Gettysburg after a three-day battle; it was a turning point that halted Confederate invasion of the North
Lincoln Issued the Gettysburg Adress which inspired the Union to finish the war strongly
What famous speech freed slaves in the Confederacy, according to the study guide, and what limitation did it have?
Emancipation Proclamation — freed all slaves in the Confederacy; it did not free slaves in border states still in the Union.
Why is Nationalism a direct opposite to the idea of Secession?
Nationalism means that you have pride for your country whereas Secession means that you leave your country.
What was the Souths industrial economy and compare it to the North's industrial economy?
Triangle Trade showed the souths reliance on Slaves whereas the North had a growing industry with new inventions
Explain what the Ku Klux Klan did after the Civil War according to the study guide and why groups like this emerged during Reconstruction.
The Klu Klux Klan: dressed in white robes and attacked African Americans; emerged to resist Black freedom and maintain white supremacy
Summarize Sherman’s "March to the Sea" and explain what is meant by "total war."
Sherman’s March to the Sea used total war to target civilian as well as military resources to weaken Confederate morale and capacity
What are Jim Crow Laws?
Laws that enforced racial segregation and discrimination