Women - Homefront
Northern women took over what jobs?
Manufacturing
What is one way women supported the Civil War Financially?
Hosted fairs
Sew garments
Held Charity Drive
Replaced men in jobs and worked for a wage
Hosted concerts, plays, and performances
Sell homemade goods
Direct volunteer work
Cooked for soldiers
The main way freed slaves fought for abolitionism was this
Enlisting in the Union Army
Escaped slaves learned what anthem?
The American anthem
African American women volunteered as what?
Teachers
What was the purpose of the US Sanitary Commission?
To eliminate preventable diseases and improve hygiene.
This was the percentage of the Union Army that was African American
10%
How many slaves were asked to be soldiers near the end of the war?
40,000
Women would sew items to send to whom?
Soldiers they knew
Who inspired women to become nurses in the Civil War?
Florence Nightingale
African American writers and speakers in the North fought for this cause
Abolitionism
In spite of evidence of the desire of slaves to be free, the “loyal slave” did what?
Put themselves into the mind of a white man; became Masters
Who was more likely to donate needed items?
Older women
How many women disguised themselves as soldiers to fight in the Civil War.
400
Frederick Douglass was a famous for his
Writings/Abolitionist activism
Why did some slaves not flee to the north?
Blatant racism from people who thought it was supposed to be a white man’s country
What did they think they would be rewarded with for their patriotism?
Political and economic opportunity
What timestamp did the women on the warfront video stop at?
1:41
African American soldiers were feared for their
Weapon skills/Dedication
What was considered the worst punishment for a slave who was to be punished?
Sold their loved ones into slavery