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Slavery
Civil War
Civil War soldiers
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Lincoln
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What is Abolition?

What was it's impact on the US?

A movement that had the effort to end slavery.

Ending slavery and giving the belief that "all men are created equally"

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When was the civil war?


What was a soldiers' chance for survival?

1861 to 1865


1 in 4

100
How many African Americans fought in the war? 


How many of them lost there lives?

200,000


37,000

100
Describe General Grant
Union general 

He became president

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What was Lincoln's goal for both sides for after the war?
Help both sides recover and rebuild.
200
What was the Reconstruction era?
Slavery was abolished; citizenship and voting rights were guaranteed.
200
What were the causes of the Civil War?
Expansion of slavery

The Union

Tariffs/taxes

States' rights

200
What were the roles of the women?
Surgeons, soldiers, and nurses.
200
Describe General Lee.
Confederate general

Leader of the side against his home state of Virginia.


200
When was Lincoln assassinated?

When did he actually die?

April 14, 1865

April 15, 1865 at 7:22 a.m.

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What is the Antebellum period?
The free blacks were not treated as equal citizens.
300
What was the bloodies battle?


What was the bloodiest day?

Gettysburg


Antietam

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What struggles did the African Americans face?
They were paid less, racism, and paying taxes on uniforms.
300
Describe the North side.
Called the union

uniform was blue

wanted government to have the rights

African Americans were on this side

300
Describe the assassination of Lincoln.
There was no guard at the door so Booth went in, he waited until the audience was laughing, and shot Lincoln in the head. Then Booth shouted Thus always with tyrants in Latin and slashed Rathbone with a knife.
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Describe slave trade.
The slaves were captured, put on boats, and brought to the U.S.

Only 6% of those who survived ended up in the U.S.

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What was the most common operation performed on the soldiers?
Amputation.
400
How many men died in the Civil war in total?
657,000
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Describe the South side.
Called confederate

uniform was gray (or anything)

wanted slavery

wanted states to have more power

400
How did the assassination change the US?
It put more tension between the Union and Confederate.
500
What was plantation life like?


When did the first Africans come to America and for what?

It started when crops started growing and slaves worked on them. Harsh treatment and no breaks.


In the 1600's when Jamestown was established, they came to be bought as a source of slave labor.

500
Describe Sherman's March.
It was one of the most controversial campaigns of the Civil War. It went through Georgia and the Carolina's.
500
What were the struggles of men who survived in the war?
They didn't know if they would survive, they had lost their limbs, were sick, hurt, and didn't know if they have killed somebody they knew.
500
Where was the surrender?


What were the terms of surrender?

Appomattox court house, Virginia.


men, arms,coffee, sugar, beef, bread, 1000 soldiers that were prisoners at war.

500
How did the Civil War change the US?
It got rid of all slavery in the US.