Role of AA 1860s

What was the name of the event when Lincoln was elected President?

Lincoln's election; November 1860.

When did South Carolina secede from the Union?

December 1860.

When did the American Civil War begin and end?

1861–1865.

Why did Southern states secede?

Primarily to protect slavery, particularly its expansion, and defend states' rights to maintain it.

What was Lincoln's compensated emancipation plan?

A 1862 proposal to compensate slaveholders in border states for freeing enslaved people.

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

Lincoln's order, issued on 1 January 1863, declaring enslaved people in rebelling areas free.

Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

Abraham Lincoln.

Why didn't the Emancipation Proclamation free all enslaved people?

It applied to areas rebelling against the Union, not all enslaved people in the United States.

When was Lincoln re-elected President?

1864.

When was the Thirteenth Amendment passed by Congress?

February 1865.

What happened in April 1865?

The Confederacy surrendered, ending the Civil War, and Lincoln was assassinated.

Who became President after Lincoln's assassination?

Andrew Johnson.

When was the Thirteenth Amendment ratified?

December 1865.

What did the Thirteenth Amendment do?

Abolished slavery throughout the United States, except as punishment for a crime.

Who were freedmen?

Formerly enslaved African Americans who gained freedom after slavery was abolished.

What were abolitionists?

People who campaigned to end slavery.

What were Black Codes?

Discriminatory Southern laws restricting Black people's rights and controlling their labour after the Civil War.

What was sharecropping?

A system where tenants farmed land for a share of the crops, often becoming trapped in debt.

What was the 'Old South'?

The pre-Civil War Southern slave states.

What was Congressional Reconstruction?

The period when Congress led efforts to rebuild the South and establish rights for formerly enslaved African Americans.