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Photography
Emancipation Proclamation
North and South
Mixed topics
Bonus Questions
100
When was the Marshall House photographed?
1862
100
Where did the Emancipation Proclamation free the slaves?
The Southern states, rebelling states or the Confederacy
100
Which side of the United States won the Civil War?
The North/Union
100
Which side had a greater population?
The North
100
Which side had more factories?
The North
200
What were the Ruins of Gaines Mill used as?
a hospital
200
Who issued this proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
200

Which side was mainly industrial (factories) and which was mainly agricultural (farms)?

North- Industrial

South- Agricultural

200
What date was the Emancipation Proclamation enforced?
January 1st, 1863
200
How was the Second Corps Hospital unusual in the quality of their care?
They treated patients with great care, and patients were usually buried hastily and clumsily in other hospitals
300
Who killed Colonel Ellsworth (Marshall House)
Jim Jackson, owner of the house
300
What did the Emancipation Proclamation lead to/pave the way for?
the Thirteenth Amendment
300
What were tariffs?
tax placed on imported goods
300
Why didn't Lincoln issue the Proclamation until he had won a major battle?
He needed public support
300
Who owned the Marshall House?
Jim Jackson
400
Name two important traits did the Second Corps hospital teach the men?
kindness, caring, responsibility, respect, or anything similar
400
What did the Thirteenth Amendment declare?
all slavery would be abolished
400
What invention made cotton picking and separating much easier?
the cotton gin
400
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
400
Who's army did Union forces defeat at the battle of Antietam?
Robert E. Lee's
500
Why was it important that private soldiers delivered messages? (General Post Office)
so the letters would not be intercepted, they were top secret, etc.
500
What battle was a first major victory for the North? (Hint- led to Lincoln initially announcing the Emancipation Proclamation)
the battle of Antietam
500

Why was labor cheap in the South but expensive in the North?

the South relied on slaves
500
Which side supported high tariffs, which supported low tariffs, and why?

North- high tariffs so people in America would buy more from them instead of the North

South- low tariffs because imported goods were cheaper

500
About how many Southern white families owned slaves?
about 384,000