Civil War
A war between citizens in the same country is called
Civil War :)
The South basically created their own country. What was it it called?
The Confederacy or The Confederate States
Plantation picking is the basis of _____________ in the South
Slavery
Describe the purpose of Reconstruction
- To rebuild the South
-To help African-Americans gain access to what they had been deprived up for 400 years
What did African-Americans do for work after slavery?
Sharecropping
Licoln's main goal with the Civil War was to keep the preserve the _______.
Union
- The South wanted to have freedom of the states/too much federal power
-Sectionalism
-Slavery
-Election of Lincoln without Southern votes
This was passed by Abraham Lincoln to free enslaved people in the South on the condition that they fight for the Union
The Emancipation Proclamation
This organization was created to reunite previously enslaved people with their families and teach them necessary skills
The Freedman's Bureau
Which political group leaned more towards discriminatory laws during this time period?
The Union's blockade strategy on the South is called
The Anaconda Plan
Which battle did Lincoln write a speech for, in honor of deceased soldiers?
Gettysburg
People who fight against slavery are called
Abolitionists (or an abolitionist)
Afrter slavery, African-Americans finally had access to this (something that people cant take away from you)
Education/literacy
List reasons why sharecropping was unfair.
- kept workers in debt to landowner
- inflation
-resembled slavery
Why was the construction of railroads important during the Civil War?
Easy transport of troops and/or supplies
Which battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi?
The Battle of Vicksburg
This device, invented by Eli Whitney, increased the production of cotton which in turn, created a need for more enslaved people.
The Cotton Gin
Freed people were still in danger in the South because of
White supremacist groups (example: KKK)
Other than African-Americans, who else was seen as a threat to white supremacist groups in the South? In other words, who else was in danger?
People who supported African-Americans, taught them to read, etc
Less supplies leads to increase in price because items are now scarce. This is called
Inflation
Which political group would agree that the South should be controlled by the North because of their treason?
Radical Republicans
The process of examining an enslaved person for purchase would happen at a
Slave Auction
These laws were created to control freed African-Americans in the South
Black Codes
Which motion picture film increased membership of the KKK?
Birth of a Nation