Today, we are doing blog discussions and seeing what the test will be about.
17. Describe major events, compromises, and incidents leading up to the civil war.
The underground railroad is an underground secret system that was lead by harriott tubman. The dred scott case was a slave. Blacks could not become citizens. They allowed slavery. The missouri compromise is any new states would decide whether its a slave state or free state. North-free. South-slave. 30 years later, the compromise of 1850. They wanted california to be a free state. They said for the people to vote for if they want slavery or not. Uncle Tom's Cabin was against slavery. It opened people's eyes about slavery. In 1860, lincoln was elected. people thought he would abolish slavery, so people left the union.That election was the last straw that broke until the civil war.
18. Describe the advantages of the north and south during the civil war.
Abraham lincoln was a good leader. The North's population was bigger. There was better railroad systems. Their industry was good, and a navy to win the war. The south had a bigger area. They had good military leaders.they had better trained men due to them having 7 out of 8 colleges to train.The people in the south had a better cause for winning the war. the north was fighting for union.
19.Positive and Negative effects the Reconstruction had on the U.S.
1865-1877 when the U.S. was rebuilding the damage from the Civil War. The postives were the freedmans bureau. Slavery was no longer around.The 13, 14, and 15th amendments were brought up. The idea was to abolish slavery.Made African Americans considered citizens not property. All males could vote. The Klu Klux Klan came about for the negaive.Land was really bad and sharecropping came about.
The test is going to be into groups and each group will get a question and will have to answer. it is worth 5 points based on your answer.
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