HAMEX FINAL - civil rights movement/civil war

• Civil Rights Movement

• 1865 - 1877

• Goal to punish South (did not), and reunite the country without tension

  • Congress passed the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendment (generally good)

  • 13th abolished slavery

  • 15th prohibited voting discrimination

civil rights era was known as a ____?

• Era known as a failure because there was violence and discrimination, everyone disliked each other

  • It was better in the beginning than the end (in South)

• (+) - African Americans started participating politics

• (-) - Black Codes were established, KKK, lynching

• 2 parts: presidential (Lincoln/Johnson) and radical (Congress)

  • 12 years

• Ended slavery but sparked social discrimination

Cotton gin

- invention that changed agriculture by making growing cotton easier, increased production and required more enslaved people for production. Negative effect.

• Steam engine -

invention that revolutionized travel, NJ center of production, creates jobs and helps NJ economy.

Harriet Tubman -

abolitionist and conductor on the underground railroad.

Helped people escape slavery,

“moses” of her people,

positive impact.

• Benjamin Banneker -

• free Black scientist, mathematician, opposed slavery.

• Wrote letter to Jefferson opposing slavery,

• howed that african americans are smart and capable,

• positive impact. 

• Underground railroad

the angel network,

a secret network of people and safehouses to help escaped enslaved people move to north.

bounty hunters in response.

Positive impact.

• Amistad Trial -

slave ship was leaving from cuba when the future enslaved people rebelled, killed captain, took over ship

When case reached court people ruled to be free-people not formally enslaved are free

Positive impact. 

• Free Black Communities -

• settlements established by african americans who were not enslaved

• Snow hill, lawnside

• Major stops on underground railroad

• positive impact.

• Abolitionists -

• people who wanted slavery to be abolished

• Frederick douglas, william garrison, harriet tubman.

• Positive impact

• Raritan/Delaware Canals

• - canals that connected delaware and raritan rivers

• Steamboats traveled along transporting goods

• boosted trade and NJ economy,

• positive impact on economy.

• Missouri Compromise

• in order to balance slave and free states Missouri can join the US as slave state and Maine as free state

• No new state/territory above a certain line can have slavery

• Later overturned.

• Bleeding Kansas -

• series of violent riots between abolitionists and pro-slavery groups after passage of Kansas-Nebraska act

  • stated that voters in new states of Kansas and Nebraska could decide whether or not there would be slavery

• John Brown propels abolitionists to victory

• Kansas free.

• Civil War result

  • Who won the war?

•  North

• Gen. Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, April 9, 1865,

• Did the US have slavery after the war? 

• No, 13th amendment created

• It was the deadliest war in American history.