Civil War
The American Civil War was fought between which regions of the US?
North and South
True or False: Missouri seceded from the Union and joined the Southern states.
False
President ______________________ signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
Abraham Lincoln
What is an amendment?
A change to the Constitution.
How many Americans had died during the Civil War?
More than 600,000
The Civil War was started over a disagreement about ____________________.
whether slavery should be legal
Missouri was referred to as a __________ state during the Civil War.
border
What does emancipate mean?
to make free
What did the 13th amendment say?
All enslaved people were free.
How did many Missourians who supported the Confederacy feel about the war?
They felt the South should have won and slavery still be legal.
What did it mean when the Southern states seceded from the Union?
The Southern states formed their own country.
About ________________ Missouri soldiers fought for the Union.
100,000
What did the Emancipation Proclamation say?
That all enslaved people would now be free.
What did the 14th amendment say?
All people are citizens regardless of skin color.
How did many Missourians who supported the Union feel about ending slavery?
They felt that the Union was right to end slavery.
Who was Dred Scott?
A slave who sued for his right to freedom
About ________________ Missouri soldiers fought for the Confederacy.
30,000
True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation worked right away.
False--it took several more years for all slaves to be freed.
What did the 15th Amendment say?
African American men had the right to vote.
What form of transportation brought many chances to Missouri after the Civil War?
Railroads (or trains)
Why was the Dred Scott decision important?
It ruled that enslaved people were considered property, which many people didn't agree with.
True or False: Missouri became the first Union state to free all enslaved people in 1865.
True
What month and year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?
September 1862
What are the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments known as?
The Reconstruction Amendments
Why was it hard for Missourians to rebuild their state after the Civil War?
Neighbors were on opposite sides of the war. Both sides thought they were right.