Historical context
What are the dates of the American Civil War ?
1861-65
What are the 7 relative pronouns ?
Who, whose, where, what, which, that and when
What happened after slavery ended?
They created laws to separate Black and White people in public spaces
What is the name of people who had to do forced work ?
Slaves
Comment exprimer l'interdiction au passé ?
Had to + BV
What were they fighting about ?
The North wanted to abolish slavery and the South wanted to continue
Complete with the correct relative pronoun :
I lived with a man .... was very nice.
I lived with a man who was very nice.
Public places : buses, schools, restaurants, libraries, restrooms/ bathrooms, drinking fountains, hodpitals, etc.
What were slaves' task ?
They could be house servants or field hands.
Quelles sont les deux formes pour exprimer l'interdiction au passé ?
was / were forbidden to + BV
wasn't / weren't allowed to + BV
Who won the war ?
The North
Complete with the correct relative pronoun :
They lived in the South ... the temperatures were very high.
They lived in the South where the temperatures were very high.
What is the name of the laws that made segregation legal ?
The Jim Crow Laws
Who was the President during the American Civil War ?
Abraham Lincoln
Complete :
During slavery, slaves ... work as field hands.
During slavery, slaves had to work as field hands.
What document abolished slavery? When was it signed ? Who signed it ?
The thirteenth (13th) Amendment abolished slavery. It was signed by Abraham Lincoln in 1865.
Link the sentences using a relative pronoun.
I started reading a book last summer
It was about ghosts.
I started reading a book which / that was about ghosts last summer.
What was the problem with the "separate but equal" ruling ?
The "separate but equal" ruling was actually (= in reality) unfair, the places or objects reserved for Black people were often of lesser quality, broken or fewer in number.
What did Jim Crow represent ?
It was a caricature of slaves
Complete :
As Black people, they ... vote.
As Black people, they weren't allowed to vote.
As Black people, they were forbidden to vote.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation ? (date, author and effects)
The Emancipation Proclamation declared all slaves free on the 1st January 1863. It allowed black men to join the Union army and ultimately (=in the end) they helped win the war.
Imagine a sentence with the relative pronoun "whose"
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Define Segregation
Segregation is a form of discrimination.
It is the act of separating people based on their skin color in public places.
What is the Klan ? (full name + explanation)
The Ku Klux Klan was a white supremacist terrorist group who wanted to keep slavery. Their goal was to frighten former slaves.
Reformulate :
"It shall be unlawful to conduct a restaurant or other place for the serving of food in the city, at which white and colored people are served in the same room"
Restaurants weren't allowed to serve Black and White people in the same room