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North & South
The Civil War
Famous People of the Southeast
The South Changes
Ports of the Southeast
100
What is a plantation?
A plantation is a huge farm where slaved did the work to raise the crops.
100
Who was President during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
100
This man created a written language for the Cherokee tribe.
Sequoyah
100
What was one effect of the Civil War?
Name 1: African Americans were freed from slavery. More than 600,000 soldiers died in fighting the Civil War. No state can break away and form their own country.
100
What is a port?
A port is a trading center along the water where ships load and unload their cargo.
200
What is a cash crop?
Cash crops are crops raised to be sold to make money.
200
What does abolish mean?
Abolish means to end or stop doing something.
200
This man helped make the Wilderness Road and led settlers westward through the Cumberland Gab.
Daniel Boone
200
How was life different for the freed slaves after the Civil War?
Name 1:Many freed slaves rented land and paid for the land with part of the crops they grew. Many moved to the North but still could not get good jobs. African Americans were still not treated equal to white Americans.
200
What city has been a major port along the Gulf of Mexico since 1718?
New Orleans
300
How was the economy of the South different than the economy of the North?
The South's economy was based on agriculture (large farms) that grew cash crops. The North's economy was made up of small farms and manufacturing.
300
What was the name of the new country formed by the 11 states that seceded from the United States?
The Confederate States of America (The Confederacy)
300
This man was a Congressman from Kentucky who created the Missouri Compromise.
Henry Clay
300
What are Civil Rights?
Civil Rights are the rights of all citizens to be treated equally.
300
Why did the first cities in the Southeast grow up around ports?
They started with just a port where farmers brought their crops to send to Europe. People came to get jobs at the ports, built homes and stores, and the cities kept growing bigger and bigger.
400
How did the Missouri Compromise, created by Henry Clay, help solve the issue of slave states and free states?
Whenever a slave state was added to the U.S., a free state had to be added to keep the balance.
400
What were the northern states of the United States called during the Civil War?
the Union
400
This general was the leader of the Confederate army.
Robert E. Lee
400
What African American man was an important leader in the Civil Rights movement?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
400
How do ports in the Southeast help with international trade?
Ships from around the world bring imports to ports in the United States to unload. Then products made in the United States are exported to sell in other countries.
500
Why did 11 states decide to secede from the United States?
These states thought the United States would try to put an end to slavery.
500
What is a civil war?
A civil war is a war fought between groups of people in the same country.
500
This man was the leader of the Union army.
Ulysses S. Grant
500
What were 3 ways African Americans were not treated equally in the South?
Some stores and restaurants refused to serve them. They could not attend the same schools as White Americans. They could not use the same bathrooms and water fountains. They had to ride in the back of the bus and stand if a White American wanted their seat.
500
How is the work done on a port different today than in the past?
In the past the loading and unloading was done by hand. Today goods are loaded in containers that are the same sizes and can be lifted with cranes. The goods are not as easily damaged in containers, it is easier, faster, and cheaper because less people need to be hired to do the work.