The Civil War
Who was president during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
Which part of the United States was slavery most common
The South
What document freed enslaved people in Confederate states?
Emancipation Proclamation
What is the name of the people who wanted to end slavery?
Abolitionists
What word means unable to be taken away or denied?
Unalienable
What did Southern states do when Lincoln was elected
They seceded
What happened when the demand for cotton grew in the South?
The demand for slaves grew
In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?
1863
Which abolitionist escaped slavery and became a famous speaker?
Frederick Douglass
What does abolish mean?
to end or stop something completely
What was the Northern side called?
The Union
What happened to the children of enslaved people?
They were also enslaved
What day celebrates freedom reaching enslaved people in Texas?
Juneteenth
Who published the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator?
William Lloyd Garrison
A war between people who live in the same country
Civil War
What was the Southern side called?
The Confederacy
By what year did the U.S. stop importing enslaved people?
1808
Which amendment officially ended slavery?
Thirteenth Amendment
Which formerly enslaved woman traveled the country speaking about abolition and women’s rights?
Sojurner Truth
the act of setting or being set free
Emancipation
The Civil War began after an attack on this fort.
Fort Sumter
Even after 1808, enslaved people were still ____ and ____inside the United States.
brought and sold
Why did the Union need to win the Civil War for enslaved people to truly be free?
laws could not be enforced while the Confederacy controlled states
Which abolitionist helped enslaved people escape and made many dangerous trips back to the South?
Harriett Tubman
to formally withdraw membership
Secede