U.S History 1
Region of the US where slavery was very common
What is the South?
The American President who led during the Civil War and helped abolish slavery.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
4 year period in the US where Southern and Northern states fought and lost over 700,000 lives.
What is the Civil War?
Civil War
What is the English for guerre civile?
Esclavage
What is the French for slavery?
When a person is legally owned property of another and is forced to obey them.
What is slavery?
Social practice that forced the separation of people based on skin color, particularly in public facilities.
What is segregation?
The names used by the Northern and the Southern states during the Civil War.
What is the English for chemin de fer?
Navire
What is the French for ship?
A period in U.S history where the country was rebuilding itself through programs and amendments meant to ensure that Black people had civil rights.
What is the reconstruction era?
Common tradition slaves performed when getting married.
What is jumping the broom?
Amendment that grants citizenship to individuals born in the US.
What is the 14th amendment?
Crops
What is the English for récoltes?
Siècle
What is the French for century?
A secret network of safe houses and escape routes that helped enslaved people escape to freedom.
What is the Underground Railroad?
The Amendment that abolishes slavery.
What is the 13th amendment?
Large plots of land, common in the south, known for farming cotton, tobacco, and sugarcane through the labor of enslaved individuals
What are plantations?
Decade
What is the English for décennie?
Propriétaire d'esclave
What is the French for slaveowner?
Trade route between three continents involving the exchange of goods, slaves, and raw materials.
What is the triangular/transatlantic slave trade?
An African American hero who helped bring over 70 slaves to freedom.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
An agency to ensure the rights of Black citizens were being respected and helping newly freed Black people make a life for themselves.
What is the Freedmen's Bureau?
Secede
What is the English for "se séparer"?
Abrégé