US History Civil War and Reconstruction Flashcards
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What was the main economic and social difference between the North and South before the Civil War?
Answer: The North had an industrial economy while the South relied on slave-based plantation agriculture
The North had developed an industrial economy with free labor, while the South's economy was based on slave-operated plantations growing cotton, tobacco, and other crops.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Answer: It declared freedom for enslaved people in Confederate states in rebellion as of January 1, 1863
The Emancipation Proclamation declared freedom only for enslaved people in Confederate states still in rebellion as of January 1, 1863, not in border states or Confederate areas already under Union control.
What was the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg?
Answer: It was the turning point of the Civil War, representing the last major Confederate offensive in the North
The Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863) was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War and the turning point; after their defeat there, the Confederacy never again mounted a major offensive into Northern territory.
What were Black Codes?
Answer: State laws in the South designed to restrict the freedoms of formerly enslaved people after the Civil War
Black Codes were laws passed by Southern states after the Civil War to restrict the movement, labor, and civil rights of formerly enslaved Black people.
What caused the end of Reconstruction in the South?
Answer: The Compromise of 1877 effectively ended federal enforcement of Reconstruction in exchange for Rutherford Hayes winning the presidency
The Compromise of 1877 resulted in the withdrawal of federal troops from the South, effectively ending Reconstruction and allowing Southern states to suppress Black civil rights.
Who was Frederick Douglass?
Answer: A formerly enslaved man who became a renowned abolitionist speaker, writer, and civil rights leader
Frederick Douglass escaped slavery and became one of the most influential abolitionists in American history, writing his autobiography and speaking powerfully against slavery.