17. Describe major events, compromises and incidents leading up to the Civil War.
Underground railroad, escaped to north, states and canada, Tubman, Dred Scout case, slave in a free state (tried to get his freedom) blacks are not Americans, 1850 comprise, 1820 keep states equal (36/30), congress power, let the people decide, Dred Scott Case, Uncle Tom’s Cabin(family of slaves, Uncle Tom helped some slaves get free and was beaten for it, anti-slavery, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Lincoln’s election, south thought he was going to be rid of slaverying, created the Confederate
18. Describe the advantages of the North and South during the Civil War.
North: 71% of population, better railroad, Lincoln, good production, Navy
South: bad roads so hard for North, long coast, military generals, food production, 7 of 11 military colleges, lil resources
(South had a better cause????)
19. Define Reconstruction and give positive and negative effects Reconstruction had on the US.
1865-77 when US was rebuilding damages to the South after the war, freeman’s burea (gave Africans rights, clothing, schools, etc), 3 admentents added, 13th: abolish slavery, 14th : states can’t take away others belongs, Minories given rights, 15th: can’t deny right to vote, because of minority, white women not allowed to vote, but black men could, KKK came to be, to restore white power,
to restore white power, share croppers, (not as bad as slavery, farming), North pulled all troops out of South then returned to same government
TOMORROW IS TEST!!!!!!!
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