Vocab
what does loyalist?
loyalists are in favor of remaining part of the British Empire
how long was the revolution?
8 years 1775-1783
when did slavery start
1619
when did the civil war start?
1820
whats a patriot?
patriots want to be independent from Britain
when did England invade the south?
1778-1781
what did slaves do
field work
Why'd the civil war begin?
southern state seceded from the union to protect and expand the institution of slavery
compromise of 1850
dividing line between slave and free states expanded west
what year did America win the battle of Yorktown
1781
how were slaves treated
harsh/unfair
what was the bloodest battle of the Civil war
Battle of Gettysburg
whats slavery
the practice of owning people as property
who won the battle of Yorktown?
america
true or false slaves got whipped for doing task wrong
true
When was Abraham Lincoln elected as president
1860
whats war
armed conflict between countries,states,or big groups
who invaded the north?
england
true or false was the underground railroad a real underground railroad
false
What was the reason the civil war was started?
Slavery