Civil War

Question 0

How did most northerners feel about slavery before the war

4 reasons

Answer 0

Believed slaves were unprofitable and was mortally
Believed runaway slaves should be returned
Believed south should be able to keep slavery
Didn’t want slavery to spread west as new states were formed

Question 1

What were the major differences between the North and South in 1858

Answer 1

North=big cities,big factories,small farms

South=few cities,few factories,large plantations of tobacco,sugar,and cotton

Question 2

What is an abolitionist

Answer 2

Someone who opposes slavery,Fredrick Douglas,and Ralph and Emily Grey

Question 3

What is secede

Answer 3

To withdraw from the union states

Question 4

What is the union

Answer 4

The Northern states of the civil war

Question 5

What is the confederacy

Answer 5

The 11 southern states that seceded from the union during the civil war

Question 6

What year did the civil war begin

Answer 6

1861

Question 7

Name 5 confederate states

Answer 7

Texas,Louisiana ,Arkansas,Mississippi,Tennessee,Alabama,Georgia,Florida,South Carolina,North Carolina,Virginia

Question 8

What happened to charley Goddard at the battle of bull run

Answer 8

He got sick on his way to war

Union lost the war

Question 9

What happened to charley Goddard at the battle of Antietam

Answer 9

He survived but his friend died

One of the bloodiest days in our nations history 26,000 dead or wounded

Question 10

What happened to charley and the first MN at the battle of Gettysburg

Answer 10

He was severely injured but survived

MN regiment fought for three days and held off southern soldiers until help arrived

Question 11

What was the emancipation proclamation

Answer 11

President Lincoln signs the proclamation in 1863; if the union won the war all slaves would be FREE

Question 12

How did the emancipation proclamation change the goals of the civil war

Union

Answer 12

Instead of just maintaining the union they now are also fighting for freedom of blacks from slavery

Question 13

How did the people of Minnesota’s home front help support the civil war

5 reasons

Answer 13

Raised money for families of men who died. Formed soldiers aid societies to get supplies and send them to soldiers. Sent thousands of letters and packages. Wives sons and daughters kept farms running. Provided companionship for soldiers wives and mothers

Question 14

Who was Robert Hickman and how did he get here

Answer 14

One of the first black slaves to come to Minnesota.
Came by raft and steamboat.
He could read and write.
He was a preacher and a leader.
He established pilgrims baptist church

Question 15

How did Minnesotans react to the arrival of Robert Hickman

Answer 15

Some riverfront workers tried to stop the boat from landing.

Afraid they would lose their jobs.

Some welcomed them.

Question 16

What year did the civil war end

Answer 16

1865