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Social Studies
Civil War
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What were three main differences between the North and the South? | 1.North had Lots of FACTORIES 2.North had Lots of Growing Cities 3.North Able to Export/Import Goods 1. South more CROPS than FACTORIES 2. South more PLANTATIONS than FACTORIES 3.South more COTTON than MONEY |
| What was "free labor?" Were they from the North or the South? | Free Labor workers were FREE to CHOOSE their own jobs & earned wages for their labor and were located in the NORTH. |
| What was the most important crop in the South? Why was it? | COTTON. It was important because there was a huge demand for cotton for making cloth in the textile industry of the North and Britian. |
| What was the Missouri Compromise? Who's idea was it? Why was it important? | The Missouri Compromise was a way to keep the number of free states & slave states EQUAL, it was proposed by Senator Henry Clay. The MO Compromise was important to keeping the ANGER CALMED between the North & the South & established the Latitude 36*30* |
| What are Abolitionists? | They were people who wanted to abolish slavery, mainly Northerners, and took action. |
| Who were at least 3 main Abolitionists? | 1. Harriet Tubman, 2. Harriet Beecher Stowe 3. Frederick Douglass 4. William Lloyd Garrison |
| What was the Compromise of 1850? Why was it important? Be Detailed. | The Compromise of 1850, by Henry Clay, allowed California to be admitted as a free state,to keep the North & South balance and added other laws as well. |
| Why Kansas was considered "Bleeding Kansas" in the 1850's? What happened and why did it happen? | Because of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, Kansas became a battleground between pro and anti slavery and many people died and the time for compromise was ending. |
| Who was Harriet Beecher Stowe? Be detailed. What was her main accomplishment? | Harriet Beecher Stowe was an northern Abolitionist from Connecticut. Stowe wrote the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" about the cruelty of slavery. |
| What was the Underground Railroad and who led it? Be detailed. | The Undergroun Railroad was a SYSTEM of conductors & safe houses,for escaping slaves. Harriet Tubman was a former escaped slave that led many other slaves to freedom by way to the Underground railroad. |
| When and what was the Battle of Gettysburg? Why was it important? describe the conditions under which the Union and confederat soldiers lived and died? | The Battle of Gettysburg, PA in July of 1863 |
| What was the Battle of Appomattox: Describe what happened? Who were the leaders? | The Battle of Appomattox was the bloddiest battle of the Civil War. The leaders of the Battle of Appomattox were the Generals. |
| What was the Emancipation Proclamation, when was it declared and who declared it? | The Emancipation Proclamation was a law declared by President Abe Lincoln, freeing the Union Slaves. |
| What were some effective and ineffective tactics and technology during the war? Why? | Cannons, the Suprise attack |
| What happened in New York City in 1863? Why? | Riots about the war |
| What was the greatest cause of death in the Civil War? | Sickness |
| How did the Civil War end? Where? | With the surrender of General Robert E. Lee to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, VA. |
| How did the South try to rebuld itself after the war ane reunite with the Union? | Helping Slaves, building cities. |
| Who wer Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee? | The were both Generals in the Civil War and Grant was a President of the United States. |
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