King Cotton & the Spread of Slavery

1. King Cotton & the Spread of Slavery Unit 6 lesson 1

2. Vocab • Slave state- state in which slavery was allowed • Free state- state in which slavery was not allowed • Missouri Compromise- plan to keep the balance of slave and free states • Tariff- special tax

3. Tariffs on imported goods led to conflict between the North and South • Land was important in the South because it was a farming economy and used slaves for working • In the 1800s Southern economy depended mostly on cotton

4. Heading Toward War • Unit 6 lesson 2

5. Vocab • Abolitionists- people who wanted to end slavery • Debate- public discussion • Treason- betraying one’s country • Secede- withdraw • Civil War- war among people who live in same country

6. Republic Party was formed to oppose the spread of slavery • In Dred Scot decision enslaved people who were taken to free states were still considered slaves • Congress passed the fugitive slave act so California could become a state • First battle of Civil War took place in South Carolina

7. The Nation Divided by War • Unit 6 lesson 3

8. Vocab • draft- selection of men who must serve in the military • Anaconda Plan- Scott’s plan to defeat the South • Total War- type of warfare in which each side strikes against the economic system and civilians of the other

9. Battle of Bull Run was the first major battle of the war • Iron clad ships were considered new technology • Great Britain and France refused to enter the war because they both had interests in the north and the south • North had more factories while the south was better in shooting and hunting

10. The Union Moves Toward Victory Unit 6 lesson 4

11. Vocab • Emancipation Proclamation- document that freed all enslaved people in the South • Gettysburg Address- speech to dedicate Gettysburg cemetery

12. The Battle of Gettysburg is the bloodiest battle ever fought in North America • After the Emancipation of Proclamation African Americans were allowed to fight for the Union Army • Women 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

13. The War Ends • Unit 6 lesson 5

14. Vocab • Malice- desire to harm • Assassination- murder of an important leader

15. General Grant’s main goals for the union army was to destroy Lee’s Army and capture Richmond • General Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox, Virginia • Most Civil War battles took place in the South, especially Virginia • The South’s fighting spirit was broken during Sherman’s March • By 1864 many northerners were ready to allow the south to secede because the war lasted longer than expected and more people died than expected

16. Reconstruction and After • Unit 6 lesson 6

17. Vocab • Reconstruction- rebuilding the South • Black Codes- laws that restricted African Americans’ rights • Sharecropping- renting land in return for a share of the crop • Segregation- separation by race • Jim Crow laws- rules that made segregation legal in South

18. Freedmen’s bureau provided food, shelter, jobs and medical care for African Americans and whites • The Ku Klux Klan prevented African Americans from gaining equal rights • During reconstruction many African Americans were involved in politics by running for public office and elected to Congress