This social class owned many slaves, was part of the upper class, and owned many plantations
What is the elite class
100
They were property owned by a master.
What is a slave
100
This side believed in states’ rights and slavery
What is the South
100
Who was the former slave who worked for the Confederacy delivering messages and steering ships, but then escaped to freedom?
Who is Robert Smalls
100
How did the Civil War end?
General Robert E. Lee surrendered to general Ulysses S. Grant at the Battle of Appomattox.
200
They usually lived in cities and towns, may have owned a few slaves, and were merchants, shopkeepers, artisans, and doctors.
What is the middle class
200
This man invented the cotton gin
Who is Eli Whitney
200
Why did S.C. secede from the Union?
What is because they were afraid of losing slavery.
200
destroy southern supplies
to split the Confederacy
to convince Southerners to end the war
What does this list describe?
The goal of Sherman's March
200
Who was the general of the South?
Who was Robert E. Lee
300
They did not go to school and worked alongside their parents.
How were the middle class and lower class similar?
300
How did the cotton gin affect slavery
It heightened the demand for slavery
300
This event led to the start of the Civil War
What is the firing on Fort Sumter
300
How did the Civil War affect South Carolina's economy?
It became weaker because plantations, towns, and railroads had been destroyed.
300
Who was the general of the North?
Who is Ulysses S. Grant
400
sometimes worked as farmers or in Charleston as skilled workers to earn enough money to buy freedom for their families
What is independent farmers
400
The two sisters who spoke out against slavery
Who are the Grimke sisters
400
Why did the Union blockade of Charleston make life very difficult for the people of South Carolina
What is because they were cut off from food and supplies.
400
What was the MAIN goal of Reconstruction?
To protect the rights of freed slaves and rebuild political unions
400
How did the Civil War affect the lives of African American slaves? Include at least one way their lives stayed the same and at least one way their lives were different.
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500
Most of the farming in the state was done by them.
Who are independent farmers
500
It helped slaves escape to freedom.
What is the Underground Railroad
500
What was the effect of the H.L. Hunley on the Civil War?
What is that it ended the blockade of Charleston
500
How did education change in the South as a result of Reconstruction?
Public education was made available to all children including freed slaves and poor whites
500
How did the Civil War affect the lives of members of the elite? Include at least one way their lives stayed the same and at least one way their lives were different.