Ohio and Slavery
What were members of the underground railroad called?
Conductors
Give an example of new technology used during the Civil War.
1. Gatling machine gun
2. iron clad battleships
3. mines
4. submarines
5. telegraph
What is an amendment?
A change to the Constitution.
What is suffrage?
What vocab word means people who worked to end slavery?
abolitionists
What was the Underground Railroad?
A system of secret routes to help slaves escape to freedom.
How many years did the Civil War last?
4 years
What did the 13th amendment do?
Name one woman who fought for Women's rights in Ohio?
1. Lucy Stone
2. Elizabeth Bisbee
3. Sojourner Truth
What vocab word means a war between people who live in the same country?
Civil War
What was the Fugitive Slave Law?
It made it illegal to help enslaved people escape.
How was Ohio involved in the War?
1. 100,000 soldiers from Ohio
2. 50 army camps built in Ohio
3. One battle fought in the state
What did the 14th amendment do?
Who gave a speech at a Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio?
Sojourner Truth
What vocab word means to formally leave?
secede
Why did southern states want to have slaves?
Large farms needed slaves to grow and harvest crops like cotton.
Who fought each other in the Civil War?
The northern states (Union) fought against that southern states (Confederates).
What is a citizen?
Someone who is born in a country, or has earned the right to become a member of that country by law.
Other than the right to vote, what other rights were women fighting for?
the right to own property, and to make family decisions
What vocab word means the use of skills, ideas, and tools to meet people's needs?
technology
What happened when Abraham Lincoln was elected President?
11 states decided to leave the United States to start their own country.
How many American soldiers died in the War?
620,000 soldiers. This was the deadliest war in American history.
What did the Ohio Women's Rights Association do?
They wrote to the state government asking them to pass laws giving women more rights.
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
stated that all enslaved people who lived in southern states were free.