Lesson 1
What was the North's economy based on? What was the South's economy?
North = Industry and factories
South = Agriculture and Plantations
Why did lawmakers in the South NOT want California to join the United States as a free state?
Because then there would be more free states than slave states
Why were Ohio's railroads and rivers important during the Civil War?
Because they helped deliver supplies and food to Union troops
What is a plantation?
Large farm n the south
How did John Rankin Help enslaved people escape to freedom?
By lighting a lantern in his window to let people know when it was safe to cross the Ohio River
How did Harriet Beecher Stowe fight slavery?
By writing a book that showed how bad slavery was or Spreading the abolitionists message
Why was only one battle fought in Ohio?
Because most were fought in the South
What does Secede mean?
To separate from
Why did many abolitonists settle in Ohio?
To help enslaved people escape to freedom
Why were dozens of Ohio citizens arrested in 1858?
For rescuing an escaped slave who was captured by the government
What role did women play in the Civil War?
Ran farms and businesses, nurses
What is an Armory?
A building that holds weapons
Why did people use railroad terms when talking about the Underground Railroad?
So they could talk about it in the open without getting caught
To sway the vote on if it would be a free or slave state
Who were:
Robert E Lee
Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
robert Lee: Confederate Leader
Abraham Lincoln: President/Union Leader
Wilkse Booth: Actor who killed Lincoln
What is a cavalry?
Who were the conductors and who were the passengers?
Conductors = people helping on the Underground Railroad
Passengers = People escaping to freedom
What message did Lincoln receive from the Union Army?
They needed more supplies
Which side won the Civil War?
The Union
What does Enlist mean?
To join the army