Today we continued blog discussions, again.
Notes:
17. Describe major events, compromises, and incedents that led up to the Civil War
The underground railroad: a line of escape houses for blacks. Harriet Tubman was in charge of that system. The Dredd Scott decision was when a black man was a slave in a free state and went to court for it. Blacks couldn't be U.S. citizens and they allowed slavery. The Missouri Compromise of 1820- wanted to keep the free and slave states equal, no slavery north of the 36-30 latitude line. Thirty years later was the compromise of 1850, when California became a free state because they had plenty of people. The South gave up their land and got 10 million big ones for it, and with it they paid off debt. Uncle Tom's Cabin- anti-slavery book. Kansas-Nebraska Act granted popular sovereignty. Lincoln was elected in 1069, which led to the outbreak of the Civil War.
18. Describe the advantages of the North and South during the Civil War
The North had Lincoln for a leader, had a greater population and more troops, good railroad systems for transportation, and also had the naval advantage which blockaded the South. The South was bigger and they knew their own land. They had a long coastline. They also had better generals and could produce food off of their land. They had 7 out of the 8 military colleges which meant better trained men. The South had the better cause according to the people at the time because they were fighting for themselves while the North was fighting for the Union.
19. Give positive and negative effects the Reconstruction had on the United States
Reconstruction happened between 1865 and 1877, and it was when the U.S. was fixing damage from the South that the Civil War cause prior to then. Positives- The Freedman's Bureau gave African-Americans food, clothes, jobs, etc. There were 3 amendments added to the Constitution. They were used to abolish slavery(13), to make the government
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