Women and African Americans (Exit Flashcard)

Front

He was the captain in the Union Navy

Back

Robert Smalls

Front

Which group of soldiers was paid less than other soldiers?

Back

African Americans

Front

What did Robert E. Lee urge Southerners to do at the end of the Civil War?

Back

Accept defeat and reunite as Americans

Front

What were the African American roles for the Union during the Civil War?

Back

sailors and soldiers

Front

What important event occurred at Appomattox Court House in 1865?

Back

Lee surrendered to Grant ending the Civil War.

Front

Who created the American Red Cross?

Back

Clara Barton

Front

What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act state?

Back

The people living in each new state would decide the slavery issue for themselves.

Front

What piece of legislation had Missouri enter the Union as a slave state and Maine enter the Union as a free state?

Back

Missouri Compromise

Front

Which Compromise let California come into the United States as a free state?

Back

Compromise of 1850

Front

What is the definition of "popular sovereignty"?

Back

Each new state would decide the issue of slavery for themselves