vocabulary
the separation of people, usually by race
What problems did sharecropping cause?
Renters often ended up with a lot of debt.
What are the names of the two sides fighting against each other in the Civil War?
The Union vs. The Confederacy
What is reconstruction?
To rebuild
What happened to Abraham Lincoln that ended his presidency?
He was assassinated at a theatre.
What is compromise?
when each side gives up something to get something
Why might many people say the Civil War was worth fighting?
Because winning meant the United States stayed together and slavery was eliminated.
Who were the two presidents during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis
What is a carpetbagger?
People who came from the North after Reconstruction and carried cloth suitcases.
What is Juneteenth?
When General Gordon Granger was sent to tell the last slaves in Texas that they were free on June 19, 1865. This is the celebrated as the day of freedom for African Americans.
What is states' rights?
the rights of states to make their own laws
What did the Emancipation Proclamation accomplish?
It freed enslaved African Americans in the states controlled by the Confederacy.
Why was the Union Army bigger than the Confederate Army?
Because the Union allowed African Americans and immigrants to join the army.
Why was the South so poor after the war?
Because their land was damaged and they couldn't use slaves to help them make money anymore.
What did the Fugitive Slave Law state?
any slave that was caught in the North could be sent back to their slave masters in the South.
an unfair system of farming when a landowner lets someone use their land in exchange for a share of the crops
How was the Emancipation Proclamation limited?
It did not free enslaved African Americans in the Union.
Name two reasons why life was so difficult for soldiers during the Civil War.
They were barefoot. They had to carry 50 pounds on their backs. They didn't have good food to eat.
What was one cost of the Civil War? (other than money)
The land was destroyed
They lost over 600,000 soldiers
A man who was brought to a free state by his owner who died. He believed he was free, but the Supreme Court ruled that he had no rights because he was black.
What does it mean to enlist?
join the military
What are the economic($) differences between the North and the South?
Factories were mostly used in the North.
Large plantations that relied on slaves were used in the South.
Why was General Scott's plan called "The Great Snake"?
Because the plan was to wrap around the South and squeeze it like a giant snake.
What were the three amendments added to the Constitution? What did each one of them state?
13th-ended slavery
14th-made all citizens equal under the law
15th-gave all males the right to vote
Name two of the most important battles of the Civil War?
Sherman's March
Gettysburg
Vicksburg