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Civil War
Question | Answer |
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Which invention made the cotton production increase quickly after the year 1800? | the cotton gin |
this new invention was used for _________________ | picking seeds out of raw cotton |
what was the effect of this new invetion on slavery? | it increased slavery |
______________________ was elected president of the united states in 1860. | abraham lincoln |
the members of south carolinas secession convention of 1860 decided to _________or____________ | secede or break away |
south carolina was the _______state to_______from the union | first state to secede |
one reason south carolina seceded from the united states is _____________________________________________ | the north wanted to abolish slavery still,tariff,and the south belived in states rights |
the southern states call themselves_____________________________________ | the confederate states of america |
____________________was elected president of the_____________________states of america | jefferson davis confederate |
what event started the civil war? | fighting on fort sumter |
how did the union blockade affect south carolina? | the confederacy couldnt get supplies |
which coastal city is home to the h l hunley and fort sumter where the civil war began? | charleston |
what state had shermans forces marched through before they reached south carolina? | georgia |
what effect did shermans march have on south carolina? | it burned down many towns and cities |
who won the civil war? | the union |
by the end of the civil war what happend to those in south carolinas elite class? | they had lost most of their wealth |
what is one way the civil war affected south carolina? | |
what did the third amendment do? | all slaves were freed |
what was the biggest change for slaves after the civil war? | slaves were free and could work for themselves |
before southern states could rejoin the united states they had to free the slaves and ________________________ | write a new constitution |
what was the main purpose of reconstrution? | to unite the south and the north and to rebuild the south |
what were people from the the north who moved to the southern states to participate in reconstruction called? | carpetbaggers |
south carolina began to rebuild the economy after the civil war by______________ | building textile mills |
what was the major change in education after the civil war? | all social classes could get an education |
how did sharecroppers get land after the war? | they borowwed it. |
describe the black codes. | they limited the rights of african americans |
why did the black codes anger some members of congress? | they did not think southern leaders should have the power to make such laws |