AA's in the Mid-1800s
Led a violent slave rebellion
Nat Turner
Who was the President during the American Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
How did the invention of the cotton gin impact the South?
Cotton became the South's most important crop
asserted
Which amendment abolished slavery?
13th
What was the legal status of people who were enslaved in the United States?
property
How many states seceded from the Union?
11
Invented the Cotton gin
a war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country
civil war
The _________ ___________ was issued in January of 1863 and proclaimed that all slaves from rebellion states against the Union would be free.
Emancipation Proclamation
Sued his owner for his freedom
Dred Scott
Which document did Lincoln reference in his Gettysburg Address?
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Declaration of Independence
By 1850, which of these was the most efficient way to move goods in the North?
railroad
The strategy that the Union (The North) used to defeat the Confederacy (The South)
Anaconda Plan
What was the goal for the freedmen’s bureau?
It helped Southern blacks transition from their lives as slaves to free individuals
What year did Congress make it illegal to bring more people from Africa to be enslaved?
1808
Who was President of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
Who were the political leaders in the South in the mid-19th century?
wealthy planters
person who favors an agricultural way of life and government policies that support agricultural interests
agrarian
Why did Southern Democrats pass Jim Crow laws?
__________________.
to separate African Americans and white people in public life
Which state was the first to abolish slavery
Vermont
Before the Civil War, what did Southern states outlaw regarding enslaved people?
Teaching enslaved people to read and write
Which of these was a major cause of immigration to the United States between 1845 and 1860?
political conflict
What term describes the way a society organizes the manufacture and exchange of things of value, such as money, food, products, and services
Economy
What are the 5 R's of historical significance?
Remembered, revealed, remarked, resonates and resulted