African Americans
How did African American get to the war?
They were sent on transportation cart.
When did the Reconstruction period begin?
1877
What state caused a debate between north & south?
Missouri
What did the 15th amendment do for African Americans?
the 15th amendment allowed all men to vote without prejudice.
What year did England outlaw slavery?
1833
Why was Port Royal important to her?
It was important because she love to teach so she started doing that again in Port Royal.
Why was Reconstruction important/needed?
Reconstruction was needed because of the civil war the south was in ruins and there was an entirely new batch of people freed.
What is the terms of the 15th amendment?
The right of citizens of the us to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the U.S.
Which amendment made slavery illegal?
13th amendment
In 1854 Congress passed what law that allowed settlers in those states to vote on slavery?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
Why did Thurgood Marshall join the NAACP legal defense team?
He joined after fighting school segregation and he also went to law school then he joined the NAACP.
What does the term Reconstruction mean?
A plan to restore slavery in the south.
As the civil war began, President Abraham Lincoln stated that his primary goal was to ?
Preserve the union.
how many amendments in total are found in the U.S Constitution.
17
70
23
27
Why did Abraham Lincoln sign the Emancipation Proclamation and freed slaves in the south?
Abraham Lincoln signed because during the civil war the north was fighting to end slavery while the south fought to keep it and at the end the south lost.
What happen when Mary Ellen moved to the east coast?
Mary Ellen gave some of her money to free slaves.
What was the most important advantage the north had during the civil war?
More human resources and war material.
In the south after the civil war, which system of land usage was developed to replace the major system destroyed by the war?
sharecropping.
Which situation was the most immediate result of Abraham Lincoln's election to the presidency in 1860?
A constitutional amendment was adopted to end slavery.
Several Southern Sates seceded from the union.
Why did Missouri become a slave state in 1819?
The Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and main as a free state.
What role did Frederick Douglass play in the Civil War?
He helped recruit Black soldiers.
a major result of the Reconstruction period was that?
The former Confederate states were restored to full membership in the union.
Sharecropping was a system of framing most common in?
The southern states after the civil war.
What are the first 10 amendments of the U.S. Constitution known as?
The Bill of Rights
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
The end of slavery.