Civil War
Why did the south want to keep slavery?
Their economy depended on it
Reconstruction
What does Reconstruction mean in Social Studies? BE SPECIFIC!!!
Rebuilding the south. After the war, tensions were high between the north and south. North was angry for having to fight to keep the south in the country. South was unhappy to lose slavery and be forced to stay in the UNION.
Why was the Civil War the deadliest war in American history?
Americans were dying on both sides. All deaths were Americans
What was the Southerners referred to as during the Civil War
Confederates / Confederate States of America
What amendments get passed after the civil war? What do they all relate to?
13,14,15 ... Slavery
What is sharecropping?
A system where the former slaves work the land for plantation owners and split the profits. The former slaves end up losing profits as they need equipment, food, seeds, etc.
Pre-Civil War: Why was it important that there was an equal number of Slave States and Free States?
So one wouldn't have more power over the other in Congress
What was the North referred to as during the Civil War
The Union
What does Plessy v. Ferguson allow?
Segregation
What is segregation?
Separating people from using facilities based on physical characteristics (such as race).
Why would the Emancipation Proclamation only free the slaves in the south
To cause confusion, to incentivize southern states to return to the union/north
What ended Slavery
Emancipation Proclamation/13th Amendment
What does the Emancipation Proclamation do EXACTLY (be careful)
Free the slaves only in the south
What is Active Resistance and give an example?
An obvious form of refusal .. ex.) violence, setting fire
What are Jim Crow laws
Racist laws that allow for segregation
What was Bloody Kansas?
Widespread violence across the territory based on slavery
How does sharecropping limit freedom and opportunity of black Americans
Doesn't allow them to gain any status, opporotunities for advancement or education
What is Passive Resistance , provide examples?
A low-key form of refusing to do something .. ex.) Faking an illness to the pigs so you can eat good food
Why did Plessy v. Ferguson allow for Segregation (Think about the term)
SEPARATE BUT EQUAL