American History

Civil War figures

• Abraham Lincoln

• Frederick Douglass

• John Brown

• Robert E. Lee

• John Kennedy

Civil War Amendments

• Abolished Slavery (13th, 1865)

• Citizenship for African Americans (14th, 1868)

• Right to vote to them (15th, 1870)

• Right of Women (17th, 1896)

How did the split of the Democratic Party affect the outcome of the 1860 election and the Southern states' decision to secede?

The Radical Republicans thought Lincoln didn't take a hard enough line against slavery?

• Yes

• No

How did economies of the north and south differ before the Civil War?

• North: Industrial

• South: Industrial

• North: Agricultural

• South: Agricultural

What kind of work was available to American woman before the civil war?

• Teaching

• Retail Sales

• Doctors

• Presidents

Lincoln helped to permanently end slavery in America by pushing Congress to pass what Amendment?

• Emancipation Proclamation (1863)

• Slavery Abolished (1875)

• Citizenship for African Americans (1890)

• Right to vote (1683)

LIFE IN THE SOUTH BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR

White man:

• Owner of a farm

• Head of the family

• In charge of bringing money to the house

• In charge of the house

LIFE IN THE SOUTH BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR

Woman

• In charge of the house

• Head of the family

• Worker

LIFE IN THE SOUTH BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR

Daughter / Son

• Daughter: Help mom on house

• Son: Help dad on farm

• Daughter: Help dad on farm

• Son: Help mom on house