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What was the North called during the war?
The Union
What was the South called during the war?
The Confederacy
What is the name of the war we just learned about?
The Civil War
Who was the President during The Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
To keep the country united, congress had to ___.
Compromise
What is sharecropping?
a system in which someone 'rents' land to someone else at a high price.
What is segregation?
the seperation of people, usually by race
What problems did Sharecropping create?
The renters would go into debt. (impossible to pay off)
What were the Northerners fighting for at the beginning of the Civil War?
Both sides were fighting for 'freedom'. The North wanted to abolish slavery.
What were the Southerners fighting for at the beginning of the Civil War?
Both sides were fighting for 'freedom'. The South wanted to keep slavery.
Does this describe the economic features of the North or South:
Had an abundance of coal/steel to sell, dependent on the buying of raw goods
The North
Who was the general of the Union?
Ulysses S. Grant
Does this describe the economic features of the North or South:
Based on agriculture, supplies raw goods to the country, depends on physical labor
Does this describe the geographical features of the North or South:
Hills, mountains, lakes, cold/snowy in winters
The North
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Declared that all enslaved people in Confederate states were to be free.
Who was the general of the Confederacy?
Robert E. Lee
Are the following states a part of The Union or The Confederacy: Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia
The Confederacy
Are the following states a part of The Union or The Confederacy: Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York
The Union
Does this describe the geographical features of the North or South:
Rich soil, flat land, warm/sunny climate, large farms.
The South
What did the Compromise of 1850 do?
California was admitted as a free state, and the North agreed to the Fugitive State Law.