8th grade civil war

1.In 1862, which side had the most troops available for duty?

• Union

• Confederacy

In the civil war which army had the most casualties?

• Union

• Confederacy

In 1863, who wrote the emancipation proclamation?

• Thaddeus Young

• Abraham Lincoln

Define the word emancipate?

• A former slave who had been set free

• To be set free

What is a carpetbagger

• -They came back home to the south

  -They were afraid the northers were taking over your community

  -No longer have slaves, so they have no one to work their big plantations

  -They are afraid the slaves will get back at them for all the mistreatment they gave to their former slaves

• -Granted freedom

  -Some move north seeking new jobs

  -Some couldn’t afford to move, because their masters gave them nothing.

  -Most did not have any skills besides working on plantation

  -Most could not read or write

• -They wanted to create new ways of doing business, since slavery was abolished

  -Move from the North to the South

  -A person perceived as an unscrupulous opportunist

What is a Southerner in 1865?

• -They came back home to the south

  -They were afraid the northers were taking over your community

  -No longer have slaves, so they have no one to work their big plantations

  -They are afraid the slaves will get back at them for all the mistreatment they gave to their former slaves

• -Granted freedom

  -Some move north seeking new jobs

  -Some couldn’t afford to move, because their masters gave them nothing.

  -Most did not have any skills besides working on plantation

  -Most could not read or write

• -They wanted to create new ways of doing business, since slavery was abolished

  -Move from the North to the South

  -A person perceived as an unscrupulous opportunist

What is a Freedman in 1865?

• -They came back home to the south

  -They were afraid the northers were taking over your community

  -No longer have slaves, so they have no one to work their big plantations

  -They are afraid the slaves will get back at them for all the mistreatment they gave to their former slaves

• -Granted freedom

  -Some move north seeking new jobs

  -Some couldn’t afford to move, because their masters gave them nothing.

  -Most did not have any skills besides working on plantation

  -Most could not read or write

• -They wanted to create new ways of doing business, since slavery was abolished

  -Move from the North to the South

  -A person perceived as an unscrupulous opportunist

What was the Union’s economy depended on?

• Slaves

• Factories

What was the Confederacy’s economy depended on?

• Slaves

• Factories

Who wanted to Secede because they wanted to continue slavery?

• Union

• Confederacy