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Pennington 6th gr SS US to 1865 Civil War
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6th Grade
03/21/2013

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What were the effects of the Civil War on African Americans
Definition
1. They fought in both Confederate & Union Armies
2. The Confederacy often used slaves as naval crew members and soldiers
3. African American soldiers were paid less than white soldiers
4. African American soldiers were discriminated against, served in segregated units under white officers
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On which side did African Americans fight?
Definition
1. They fought in both Confederate & Union Armies
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How were African Americans used by the confederacy?
Definition
The Confederacy often used slaves as naval crew members and soldiers
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What were some of the ways African Americans were discriminated against in the civil war?
Definition
1. African American soldiers were paid less than white soldiers
2.African American soldiers were discriminated against, served in segregated units under white officers
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Who was Robert Smalls?
Definition
He was an African American sailor, later a Union Naval Captain, was highly decorated for his feats of bravery and heroism. He became a congressman after the civil war
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What were the effects of the civil war?
Definition
1. Families and friends were often pitted against one another
2. Southern troops became younger, more poorly equipped & clothed.
3. Much of the south was devestated, Atlanta & Richmond were burned
4. Disease was a major killer
Term
What were the effects of the civil war on families?
Definition
1. Families and friends were often pitted against one another
Term
What happened to the south as the civil war continued?
Definition
1. Southern troops became younger, more poorly equipped & clothed.
2. Much of the south was devestated by the end of the war.
3. Atlanta & Richmond were burned.
Term
What was the effect of disease on the civil war?
Definition
Disease was a major killer
Term
Frederick Douglas
Definition
A former slave who escaped to the north and became an abolitionist
Term
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Definition
A skilled confederate general from virginia
Term
Ulysses S. Grant
Definition
General of the Union (North) army that defeated Lee
Term
Jefferson Davis
Definition
President of the Confederate States of America
Term
Abraham Lincoln
Definition
President of the United States
Opposed the spread of slavery
Issued the Emmancipation Proclamation
Determined to preserve the union -by force if necessary
Believed the US was 1 nation not a collection of states
Wrote Gettysburg address-civil war was to preserve government of the people, by the people, and for the people
Term
Robert E. Lee
Definition
The leader of the army of Northern Virginia (South)
Refused an offer to lead Union army at the beginning of the war, chose not to fight Virginia
Opposed seceding from the Union but didn't believe it should be held together by force
Urged southerners to accept defeat at the end of the war when some wanted to keep fighting
Term
Which states seceded from the Union?
Definition
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North & South Carolina
Tenessee
Texas
Virginia
Term
Which border states remained in the Union but were still slave states?
Definition
Delaware
Kentuckey
Maryland
Missouri
Term
Which of the union states were free states?
Definition
California. Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Term
What does the memory device "Fat Boys Eat Very Good Always" stand for?
Definition
Major civil war battles and Events
Fort Sumter
Bull Run
Emancipation Proclamation
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Appomattox
Term
What are Fort Sumter, Bull Run, Emancipation Proclamation, Vicksburg, Gettysburg, Appomattox?
Definition
Major civil war battles and Events
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