Vocabulary
Abolitionists
People working to end slavery
How did slavery divide the North and the South in the mid 1800s?
Without slaves, the South believed that their region's economy would be destroyed. The North, however, consisted mostly of large urban cities and did not have a great need for slave labor.
How did Wisconsin get ready for war?
They called up troops from all the Union states. They joined a regiment where they trained for up to seven hours a day.
Why was Codelia Harvey known as the "Wisconsin Angel?"
She kept visiting the soldiers. She sent food blankets and other supplies to the soldiers. She created a petition that allowed the first hospitals to be in Wisconsin
How did Ulysses S. Grant affect the outcome of the American Civil War?
Grant led the Union Armies to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War. As an American hero, Grant was later elected the 18th President of the United States
Emancipation Proclamation
Declared all slaves in the South were freed
How did fugitive slave act affect Wisconsin?
Forced citizens to return fugitive slaves to their owners. Even if they didn't want to.
Who were the soldiers of Wisconsin?
Many men volunteered to fight. Many came from rural parts other state. They were ordinary men without alot of fighting experience.
How did the Civil War change the life of Lucius Fairchild?
He became a colonel in the war. There name was the Iron Brigade. There were known as the tough fighters. He had his arm amputated below the elbow. It was natural born leader.
What was the significance of the Battle of
Gettysburg?
Involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point.
Secede
Leave
How did abolitionists and the underground railroad help Joshua Glover?
Conductors helped him escape to freedom. Joshua was caught but abolitionist broke down the doors of the courthouse and rescued Glover
Why is there a state of Colonel Hans Christian Heg at the state capital?
Heg was a strong abolitionist and colonel during the war. He spoke with men and got them on board in joining the fight. They were known as the fighting 15th.
How was the Civil war a turning point in our country's history?
It helped free the slaves. Slavery became illegal and known as the 13th amendment.
Who won the American Civil War?
The Union (North)
Confederacy
The 11 southern states who fought in the Civil war
How was the Republican party formed in Ripon?
Abolitionist and others that were against the spread of slavery gathered into a schoolhouse in Ripon and decided they wanted a new political party.
What made Old Abe the War Eagle so famous?
He was a mascot during the war. They say he brought good luck. Anyone that fought by Old Abe never died. Old abe fought in 37 battles and never got hurt.
How is the Civil War remembered in Wisconsin?
There are monuments or memorials. There are places that have cemeteries where Civil War soldiers are buried.The historical society has many different collections about the Civil War.
How many people died during the Civil War?
750,000
Fugitive
Person escaping from slavery to be free
How did the Civil war begin?
Southerns were worried about the future of slavery so they wanted to secede from the United States. They chose to join the Confederacy. Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina's Charleston Harbor.
What makes Rufus Andrew's story so different from that of Colonel Heg or Old Abe?
He was an ordinary man that loved his family very much. He volunteered for his brother in-law to make his father in-law happy.
What was the Underground railroad?
Network of abolitionists who helped fugitive slaves find their way to Free States or to Canada before the Civil War.
Name at least 5 battles that took place during the Civil War?
Bull Run, Shiloh, Antietam, Gettysburg, Vicksburg Campaign, Chancellorsville, Cold Harbor, Nashville, Chickamauga, Atlanta, Mobile Bay, New Orleans, Port Hudson, Memphis, Helena, Saint Louis, Frederickson, Cairo, Pittsburg Landing and Corinth.