King Cotton & the Spread of Slavery

King Cotton & the Spread of SlaveryUnit 6 lesson 1

VocabSlave state- state in which slavery was allowedFree state- state in which slavery was not allowedMissouri Compromise- plan to keep the balance of slave and free statesTariff- special tax

Tariffs on imported goods led to conflict between the North and SouthLand was important in the South because it was a farming economy and used slaves for workingIn the 1800s Southern economy depended mostly on cotton

Heading Toward WarUnit 6 lesson 2

VocabAbolitionists- people who wanted to end slaveryDebate- public discussionTreason- betraying one’s countrySecede- withdrawCivil War- war among people who live in same country

Republic Party was formed to oppose the spread of slaveryIn Dred Scot decision enslaved people who were taken to free states were still considered slavesCongress passed the fugitive slave act so California could become a stateFirst battle of Civil War took place in South Carolina

The Nation Divided by War

Unit 6 lesson 3

Vocabdraft- selection of men who must serve in the militaryAnaconda Plan- Scott’s plan to defeat the SouthTotal War- type of warfare in which each side strikes against the economic system and civilians of the other

Battle of Bull Run was the first major battle of the warIron clad ships were considered new technologyGreat Britain and France refused to enter the war because they both had interests in the north and the southNorth had more factories while the south was better in shooting and hunting

The Union Moves Toward Victory

Unit 6 lesson 4

VocabEmancipation Proclamation- document that freed all enslaved people in the SouthGettysburg Address- speech to dedicate Gettysburg cemetery

The Battle of Gettysburg is the bloodiest battle ever fought in North AmericaAfter the Emancipation of Proclamation African Americans were allowed to fight for the Union ArmyWomen and Children were involved in the civil war, Women cared for wounded soldiers, and children helped on family farms or joined Army to become a bugler

The War EndsUnit 6 lesson 5

VocabMalice- desire to harm

Assassination- murder of an important leader

General Grant’s main goals for the union army was to destroy Lee’s Army and capture RichmondGeneral Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox, VirginiaMost Civil War battles took place in the South, especially VirginiaThe South’s fighting spirit was broken during Sherman’s MarchBy 1864 many northerners were ready to allow the south to secede because the war lasted longer than expected and more people died than expected

Reconstruction and After

Unit 6 lesson 6

VocabReconstruction- rebuilding the SouthBlack Codes- laws that restricted African Americans’ rightsSharecropping- renting land in return for a share of the cropSegregation- separation by raceJim Crow laws- rules that made segregation legal in South

Freedmen’s bureau provided food, shelter, jobs and medical care for African Americans and whitesThe Ku Klux Klan prevented African Americans from gaining equal rightsDuring reconstruction many African Americans were involved in politics by running for public office and elected to Congress