Civil War 1861 1865

Question 1

6 main causes of the American civil war

Answer 1

Slavery
Different culture and lives in the north and south
Abolitionists
Expansion west
Abraham Lincoln
Secession of the southern states

Question 2

When was the civil war?

Answer 2

April 1861-1865

Question 3

How many people died

Answer 3

750000

Question 4

North lifestyle

Answer 4

Mixed economy , farming small business etc
Anyone could set up a buisness if they worked hard
Made money through the work of payed employees
Slavery was unfair competition,

Question 5

South lifestyle

Answer 5

Slavery was natural
Plantation systems dominated by a few powerful slave holders.
Little industry
Made money through slave labour.

Question 6

What do abolitionists do

Answer 6

Present speeches, help slaves escape . Work to end slavery. Hated by south.

Question 7

What did Harriet Tubman and William garrison do

Answer 7

An escaped slave who helped others escape.
Had an anti slave newspaper

Question 8

1857 the Dred Scott case

Answer 8

Any slaves escaped north had to be sent back to the south, black people had no writes

Question 9

What year was the election between the democrats and Abraham Lincoln

Answer 9

1860

Question 10

Outcome of 1860 election

Answer 10

He isn’t expected to win, the democrats votes are split . Lincoln wins.

Question 11

What did lincoln say he wouldn’t do after becoming president

Answer 11

Abolish slavery , they don’t believe him and South Carolina threaten to leave the USA. They feel attacked

Question 12

What happened on dec 20th 1860

Answer 12

Secession of the south. South Carolina leave the USA . A domino effect is created. But Lincoln won’t allow it.

Question 13

What act abolishes the Missouri compromise

Answer 13

The 1854 Kansas Nebraska act, freedom of the state is voted for by the people .

Question 14

1854 bleeding Kansas

Answer 14

People move to Kansas to try and influence the vote, violence breaks out

Question 15

When did Lincoln proclaim that slaves would be freed if the union won the war

Answer 15

1st January 1863

Question 16

What did the congress pass in July 1863

Answer 16

Conscription act which required all men from 20-45 to join the army. Rich men could pay 300 to avoid it

Question 17

How many northern black men joined the army

Answer 17

33000, seventy percent

Question 18

Life of African Americans in the north during the civil war (job society housing education)

Answer 18

There wasn’t equal access to jobs, in most places, black workers couldn’t be in power over white workers.
Public places were segregated.
Including schools and black children had a few universities
Tended to live in poorer areas

Question 19

Life of African Americans during the civil war in the south (job society housing education)

Answer 19

Treated as property, couldn’t use public property without permission, suffered brutal violence.
Slaves and could not earn money.
Illegal for black slaves to learn to read or write. To stop uprisings.

Cramped cabins with poor sanitation

Question 20

How much did the government offer ex slaves to be a labourer in the union army

Answer 20

10 dollars a month

Question 21

12th of April 1864

Answer 21

Battle of fort pillow

Question 22

What happened at the battle of fort pillow

Answer 22

The black union soldiers raised a white flag in surrender and the confederate forces ignored it and showed no mercy.