Important People
Who was the president during the time of the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What was an order issued by U.S. president Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. It announced that enslaved people in the rebelling Confederate states were free called?
True or False: Some enslaved servants were brought to Minnesota by vacationing Southerners.
True
True or False? The economies of both the North and the South focused equally on factories and farming.
False
True or False: One of the causes of the Civil War was people's view of the environment.
False
Who sought help from the Greys and other abolitionists to claim the freedom she believed she deserved as a result of entering a free state?
Eliza Winston
What was the ruling of the Dred Scott Case?
the Scotts "were property" and not citizens
What was Minnesota's stance on slavery?
It was illegal
Why was slavery big in the South?
Their economy depended on it
What was the major cause of the Civil War?
Different Views on Slavery
Who and his followers escaped from slavery in Missouri and traveled up the Mississippi River to settle in Minnesota?
Robert Hickman
In what year did Minnesota become a state?
1858
Name one experience that Charley Goddard had during the War.
Charley Goddard fought in several battles, including Antietam and Gettysburg. He was seriously wounded at Gettysburg. His friends died in battle. He wrote to his mother, and received letters and packages from her in return
What was the Northerners' view on slavery?
They wanted it to end and not spread
Who attacked U.S. Fort Sumter in South Carolina in 1861?
The Confederate forces
Who lived in a free territory, and because of this, they believed they were free and brought his case to court. After 11 years in the court system, the Supreme Court ruled against the Scotts and declared that African Americans were not citizens.
Dred and Harriet Scott
Why did people have mixed reactions about Eliza Winston's case?
Business owners were angry at the loss of Southern business, and abolitionists were pleased with the result.
How did Minnesotans living at home support soldiers?
Minnesotans at home sent supplies to soldiers, raised money for families of soldiers who had died, provided companionship to wives and mothers of soldiers, sent letters and packages to soldiers, and kept farms running
Which state was the first to offer volunteers for the Union Army?
Minnesota
What happened when Abraham Lincoln was elected?
The election of Abraham Lincoln led some Southern states to secede from the Union and declare themselves a new country: the Confederate States of America
Robert Hickman
After Abraham Lincoln was elected, what even occurred next that further led to the start of the civil war?
The southern states seceded
What is a positive impact that the war had on Minnesota?
The economy flourished. Wheat production doubled. Immigrants continued to move in, encouraged by a new law that gave government land to settlers. Minnesotans learned that their lives were connected to those of other Americans.
How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the goals of the war?
Before the Proclamation, many Northerners were fighting to preserve the Union. After the Proclamation, many Northerners were also fighting to end slavery and free enslaved people in the South.
How did the Civil War impact families?
families were broken and bodies were crippled