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PA Early Industrial Growth and Development. Chapter 4 Lesson 13 – Mountains of Pennsylvania Hinder Industrial Growth Lesson 14 – Canal Fever Lesson 15 – Steam Engine Fever, Railroads and Coal Lesson 16 – Iron and Oil Lesson 17 – Civil War Comes to PA. Lesson 17 - Vocabulary.
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PA Early Industrial Growth and Development Chapter 4 Lesson 13 – Mountains of Pennsylvania Hinder Industrial Growth Lesson 14 – Canal Fever Lesson 15 – Steam Engine Fever, Railroads and Coal Lesson 16 – Iron and Oil Lesson 17 – Civil War Comes to PA
Lesson 17 - Vocabulary • Civil War – a war fought between citizens in the same country • Mason-Dixon Line – divide between Northern and Southern states • Abolitionists – people who opposed slavery • Secede/Secession – to formally withdraw from • Greenbacks – money printed in the north during the Civil War
Civil War • 1861 to 1865 • Fought to keep the United States together • Northern Free States vs. Southern Slave States
Mason-Dixon Line – divided north and south • Reasons for/against slavery: • Southern plantations • Industrialized north • Abolitionists – people opposed to slavery
Abraham Lincoln – President • Southerners thought he was anti-slavery and pro northern businesses • Lincoln favored stopping slavery for every new state that entered union. He opposed to the secession of the Southern states from the Union.
Pennsylvanians were active in abolishing slavery. • State law prohibited slavery before any other state • Lucretia Mott – founded the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society. Served as an agent for the Underground Railroad. • Underground Railroad – made up of secret hiding places, escape routes and conductors throughout the U.S.
Harriet Tubman – former slave who escaped through the Underground Railroad, returned to lead more than 300 slaves to freedom • Thaddeus Stevens – Elected to House of Representatives, hated slavery and thought it should be stopped all over the country • James Buchanan – Only President from Pennsylvania, did not like slavery but found nothing in constitution saying it was illegal
Civil War in Pennsylvania (contributions) • 420,000 soldiers from our state • 8,600 African American volunteers • 14,000 served in Navy • Ships and submarines built in Philadelphia • Miners provided coal for industries • Supplies transported over PA railroads • Baldwin Locomotive Works provided cannons and locomotives • Farms provided food to feed soldiers
Leaders from Pennsylvania • George McClellan – organized northern army • George Meade – took command at Battle of Gettysburg • Winfield Hancock – drove back Pickett’s charge at Gettysburg • GalushaPennypacker – youngest civil war general, received Medal of Honor
The Battle of Gettysburg • One of the bloodiest battles on the North American Continent • July 1, 1863 – Northern army was looking for Southern Army, Southern Army was scattered in Pennsylvania looking for supplies. Southern army spied Northern army cavalry patrol. • Gettysburg – small town of 2400 • 172,000 men from both sides rushed the Gettysburg battlefield.
July 3 – battle ended • More than 51,000 casualties with 5,000 dead horses • Lee’s Southern army retreated to Virginia • Northern army was left to clean up the battlefield • War continued for an additional 2 years
Most of the dead were not buried properly and some were not buried at all • Sight became known as Gettysburg National Cemetery • November 19, 1863 – cemetery was dedicated • President Lincoln delivered Gettysburg Address • 272 words • Symbol for the honor and courage of the men and women who served and fought at Gettysburg • http://youtu.be/5_hYZFUsOuw
