Social Studies Chapter 8- The Civil War Flashcards
Secede
To withdraw from an organization or country
Abolitionist
Someone who wants to end slavery
Union
The United States of America,often in reference to the Northern State during the civil war
Confederacy
The 11 southern states that ceded from the union during the civil war
Emancipation Proclamation
An order issued by US President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, it announced that the enslaved people in the rebelling confederate states were free
Amendment
A change to a government process or document
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-North and South differences
A. North
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2._ \_\_\_\_\_\_- Big cities, factories, and farming
2. No slavery
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- North and South Differences
B. South SCROLL DOWN!!!!!!!⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
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3.\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_- Few large cities and factories
- Agriculture economy
- tobacco
- sugar
- Cotton - Supported slavery
True or false, Make false statements true,
Some people thought that all men were not created equally
True
True or false, Make for statements true, The Constitution did not say that slavery was legal
False, it said that slavery was legal
In the north more people thought slavery was ________ _______and ______________
Normally wrong, and unprofitable
Which states passed laws making slavery illegal
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania
Which states band slavery from the start
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa
What did many Southerners say about slavery
It was necessary to their way of life
Many Southerners said slavery was necessary to their way of life but it was really what
Cheap flavor to make a profit on plantations
What were three things that the Northerners believed
- the south should keep slavery
- slaves escape into the north should be returned
- didn’t want slavery to spread west to new states but Southerners did want (power in government)slavery
What were the Scott’s names
Dred and Harriet Scott
Who were Dred and Harriet Scott?
Enslaved people brought to Fort Snelling
What year did Dred and Harriet get married
1836
Who did Harriet belong to, and who did he give her to
Harriet belong to Taliaferro and he gave her to Dred’s owners, Dr. Emerson
What year did theScotts sue for freedom when they were brought back to___________
The Scott’s sued for freedom when they were brought back to Missouri, in 1846
Why did the Scott’s think they should be free
Because they lived in a free territory
How many years did it take for the Scott’s case to reach the US Supreme Court
11
What year did the Scott’s case get denied
1857
What two things did the US Supreme Court say about the Scotts
- Africans Americans where not citizens so they had no constitutional rights
- Also said they were property and couldn’t be taken away from the owners
True or false, make false statements true, the north was against slavery so they didn’t benefit from it at all
False, even though the north was against slavery they still benefited from it
What year and what season did the Christmas family come to Minnesota in
Summer of 1860
Eliza Winston came with who to Minnesota in the summer of 1860
The Christmas family
Who wanted to help Eliza become free
Emily and Ralph Grey
The judge Charles Vanderburgh had a hearing and listened to both sides of you Eliza’s case, why were abolitionists excited and why were merchants upset
Abolitionists where excited because it held up the state law, merchants were up set because the outcome could keep wealthy Southerners from coming so they said she was kidnapped
Eliza was set free and the greys sent her to a safe place until tempers cooled, she came back a few months later what did she work as
An abolitionist
There was no record of you Eliza Winston after what
She started working as an abolitionist
In what season and year was Lincoln elected as president
Fall of 1860
Why did the southern states secede
Because Lincoln was elected, they saw him as the beginning of the end of the southern way of life and slavery
Confederate states of America, after seeing they form their own country, what did President Lincoln do about that
He said it was illegal for a country to split in 2
After Lincoln said that it was illegal for the country to split into two what did the confederacy do
They didn’t back down
When were the first shots of the Civil War fired and where
On April 12, 1861, at Fort Sumter
How many men where in the regiment of Minnesota
1009
What was the Minnesota regiment called
First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry
What was the first major battle for Charlie(he didn’t go)
Battle of Bull Run
Did Charlie ever make it to the Battle of the bull run
No, he was ill
In the battle of the bull run after several hours what did the union do
Retreat
First Minnesota regiment had big losses at which battle
Battle of the Bull Run
At the battle of Antietam Creek in Maryland what did the confederacy do
Invade the north
What is the battle of Antietam Creek in Maryland considered
The bloodiest day in the nations history
How many men were killed in the battle of Antietam Creek
26,000
Charlie survived the battle of Antietam Creek but a friend didn’t, what was his name how old was he, and where was he from
William Smith, from Winona, age 26
The battle of Gettysburg lasted how many days, what year was it in, and what were the dates of the days
Three days, July 1-3, 1863
At the battle of Gettysburg the Minnesota regiment played into role, what did they do
Hand-to-hand combat for about 10 minutes with guns and weapons, waiting for more troops to arrive
At the battle of Gettysburg Charlie was wounded wear and did he live or not
In the leg and shoulder, but he did live
At the battle of Gettysburg it was one of the highest casualty rates in war, about how much
70%
After the war Charlie died how many years later was that, why, what age was he
Four years later of a brief he was age 23
What two things did Minnesota contribute to the war, And how many of them
About 22 units to fight during the war, 25,000 men of all heritages
Minnesota sent 25,000 men to the war, how many of those men died
2400-600 died in battle, 1800 died in prison and camps from disease
When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued
January 1, 1863
Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation
President Abraham Lincoln
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do
It let all slaves be set free
What were the two reasons for fighting in the north
- preserve the union
2. Free the enslaved
What/who was Robert
One of The first to journey to Minnesota for freedom
Could Robert Hickman read and write and preach the Bible
Yes
In what year after he what did he gather group and escape North
1853 after the Emancipation Proclamation .
What did the people who escaped north that Robert Hickman gathered call themselves
Pilgrims
When the “Pilgrims” came to Minnesota what were the reactions of the people in St. Paul
Workers on Riverfront tried to stop boats from landing, afraid they would take their jobs
What did Robert Hickman establish
The Pilgrims Baptist Church
What was the pilgrims
The first African-American congregation
What year did the north defeat the south in
1865
More than how many soldiers in many civilians died in the whole war
600,000
Much of south was in ruins after the what
War
What are five GOOD things that happen to Minnesota after the war
- economy flourished
a. Farm product prices had risen
b. Wheat production doubled
c. Immigrants kept coming - Minnesotans learned their lives where firmly connected to other Americans
What were 2 BAD things that happened to Minnesota after the war
- Families are broken and crippled
2. conflict in southern part of the state with the Dakota had gotten worse
What was the 13th amendment
It outlawed slavery in the United States of America
What was the 14th amendment
It provided citizenship to all people born in the US regardless of race, And it let African-Americans have same legal rights and protection as other Americans
What was the 15th amendment
It gave right to vote and it could not be denied because of race or skin color
What year was the 13th amendment in
1865
What year was the 14th amendment in
1868
What year was the 15th amendment in
1870
Give 5 examples on how people in Minnesota had different feelings about slavery
- the north didn’t support slavery but the south did
- In the north, more people thought it was normally wrong and unprofitable
- The north was against slavery, the south was wasn’t, but the north still benefited from slavery
- Some northerners thought that the South should keep slavery, they also thought that slaves escaping to the north should be returned, and they didn’t want slavery to spread the west to new states but Southerners did want slavery
- Many Southerners said it was necessary to have slavery to their way of life
What were 5 personal experiences Charlie Goodard had during the war
- Charlie was wounded in the leg and shoulder, but survived
- Charlie was probably surprised the first time he was at war, because all he thought he was going to do was some harm/good then head home but that’s not what it was. He was naive
- In the battle of Antietam Creek Charlie survived the battle, but his friend William Smith didn’t.
- After the war ended, Charlie died four years later of a brief illness, he was age 23
- Charlie never made it to the battle of Bull Run because he got Ill
List 4 ways people living back home supported the war
- Send about 22 units to fight during the war
- Send 25,000 men of all heritages
- Sent thousands of letters and packages to battlefront
- Sent supplies to soldiers
- raised money for people who died
How did Eliza Winston fight slavery
Eliza Winston was a slave, then she came to Minnesota with her owners, and the grays help to get free, later she became an abolitionist, to help other slaves become free
What is one good sentence explaining how the Scotts fought slavery
The Scott’s where enslaved people who were brought to Fort Snelling, they met there and got married in 1836, they sued for freedom when they were brought back to Missouri in 1846, they said they should be free because they lived in a free territory. Their case took 11 years to reach the US Supreme Court, in 1857 the Supreme Court decided not to let the Scotts have freedom, they said African-Americans were not citizens so they had no constitutional rights they also said they couldn’t be taken away because they were property their owner still freed them anyway and Dred died a year later from tuberculosis
Write one good sentence on how Robert Hickman fought slavery
Robert Hickman was one of the first people to Journey to Minnesota for freedom, he could read write and preach the Bible, and 1853 after the emancipation proclamation he gathered a group and escaped north they called themselves “pilgrims” unfortunately as they wear coming into St. Paul the workers on riverfront tried to stop their boats from landing because they were afraid they would take their jobs, later on they established the Pilgrim Baptist Church and they were the first African-American congregation
What were the 3 main factors that caused the Civil War, and what were 3 outcomes
- Abraham Lincoln was elected as president
- Southerners started the Confederate states of America
- President Lincoln said that it was illegal to have a country split into two
- North defeated the south
- More than 600,000 soldiers and civilians died
- Much of Southern was in ruins in the Minnesota economy flourished
