The Civil War began three years after Minnesota became a state? 1861.
True
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Dred Scott was married to Eliza Winston
False
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Who was Eliza Winston?
A slave who traveled north with the Christmas family.
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What Constitutional Amendment provided citizenship to all people born in the United States regardless of race?
The 14th Amendment
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How did Abraham Lincoln's "Emancipation Proclamation" change the goals of the Civil War?
The North was now fighting to FREE ENSLAVED people in the South.
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An abolitionist is someone who WANTS slavery to continue.
False (Abolitionists want to "abolish" or "end" slavery)
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In the Dred Scott case, what did the court state about African Americans?
The court stated that African Americans were not citizens, had no rights, and were considered property.
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Eliza came with the Christmas family to Minnesota and learned it was a _______ state.
free
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What Constitutional Amendment outlawed slavery in the United States?
The 13th Amendment
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How did Minnesotans (people from Minnesota) living at home (not fighting) support the soldiers?
Sent soldiers supplies, raised money for families of men who died in the war, and kept farms running while men were away at war.
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George Washington was the president during the Civil War.
False (Abraham Lincoln was president during the Civil War)
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What year were Dred Scott and Harriet married?
1836
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How did Eliza Winston obtain freedom in Minnesota? Who helped her?
The Grey family convinced the judge to consider her case.
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What Constitutional Amendment said that the right to vote cannot be denied because of race or skin color?
The 15th Amendment
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How many soldiers and civilians (a person not in the armed forces) lost their lives in the Civil War?
more than 600,000
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In the Civil War, the Union (North) was fighting the Confederates (South).
True
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Dred Scott was finally freed. What happened to him a little over a year after he was free, in 1858?
He died of tuberculosis.
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People from the south traveled by steamboat to vacation in Minnesota. What river did they travel on to get to Minnesota?
The Mississippi River
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Was the North or South a place of big cities, big factories, and farms that produced goods and foods for a growing population.
The North had big cities and factories...more immigrants settled in the North.
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The North defeated the South in what year?
1865
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Why were the North (Union) and South (Confederates) fighting in the Civil War?
They had very different views about slavery. North thought slavery was morally wrong. South wanted slavery for cheap labor.
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The Dred Scott case was an important factor in the start of what war?
The Civil War
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Why were Minnesota businesses upset when Eliza Winston was freed and no longer a slave?
Minnesota businesses would not get as much profit/money because people from the south would not visit Minnesota for fear of losing their slave.
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Was the North or South a place with only a few cities and factories, and far fewer railroad tracks. Crops were mainly cotton fields.
The South had less people and relied more on crops such as cotton.
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Once the war was over, the US government worked to ______ or ________ the nation with amendments to the constitution to protect the rights of African Americans.