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President of the Northern States-Union
helped slaves by ordering army recruiters to allow african americans to join army |
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| President of the Confederacy-Southern States |
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| What is the importance of Fort Sumter? |
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| North fired on fort -start of the Civil War. |
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| Southern states left the union to form their own country-a major cause of the civil war |
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| wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin in1852-turned people against the horrors of slavery |
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| 1857-Missouri slave, sued for his freedom when his owner moved him to a free state-Wisconsin-supreme court said he was not free because he was not a citizen |
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| blockade of southern ports-Lincoln wanted to stop the confederate states ability to trade with other countries |
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| April 12, 1861- fort in south carolina-34 hour fight- Union tried to retake the for for 4 years |
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| senator fro south carolina led pro slavery faction in senate-founder of Fugitive slave law which made free states return slaves. |
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| Emamcipation Proclamation |
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| declared that all people should be free but it did not free the slaves because southern states seceded and formed their own country and fought to continue slavery |
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| General of confederate forces |
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| people who helped slaves escape to the north sent them from home to home on the way up north towards freedom-not a real railroad just a term used to show how the slaves were moved to freedom |
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| opened people's eyes to the horrors of slavery |
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| protected african americans equally under the law |
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| african americans allowed to vote |
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| fed housed freed slaves-also built hospitals and schools |
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| bloodiest battle of the civil war |
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| Lee surrened to Grant here on April 9, 1865 |
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| President during reconstruction-during reconstruction-allowed c oconfederate leaders to be elected and then end black codes |
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| let blacks do some things but could not own weapons, serve on juries or own land |
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| movement fueled by blacks and whites to put an end to slavery |
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| wrote the liberator-labeled slave ownership a crime |
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| Nat Turner led a slave rebellion-killed 60 white men, women and children-forced southern slave owners to realize slaves might turn on their masters |
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| dominant in business land and population |
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| farms-lots of land, crops and slaves |
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abolitionist- born a slave, escaped to freedom helped with the Underground RR
published the North Star a newspaper with goals of abolishing slavery and educating colored people |
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| abolitionist-used violence to help end slavery and was sent to prision for murder, treason and conspiracy |
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| Women during the civil war |
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| nurses-made bandages, knitted socks-made weapons and uniforms |
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| period after the end of the civil war which helped african americans adjust to their new freedom. ended in 1870 |
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