1- List five (5) ways that women helped the war effort.
Many women helped the war by serving as nurses, vivandieres, sutlers, spies, and even soldiers.
2- About how many women served as soldiers during the Civil War?
More than 400 women became soldiers in the Civil war.
3- The government did not allow women to join the military so how were women able to become soldiers?
Women had to become soldiers by disguising themselves as men.
4- What were some of the reasons women joined the military?
Women had many different reasons for becoming soldiers. Many did so after a loved one, usually a husband, had gone to war. Some women thought that it was their wifely duty to follow their husbands into battle.
Others envied their brother's and husband's brave attempts to help end the war. The sanitary fairs and soldier's-aid societies that were open to women were just not enough for some. These women became soldiers to fill a need for adventure and independence.
5- What could happen to a women if they were "discovered" in the army?
Although the penalty, if caught, was to be arrested and treated as a criminal, many women still risked it. However, because these women were enlisted under aliases, records are very scarce.
6- What is being planned to recognize the accomplishments of these fighting women?
Unfortunately, there are probably many more women soldiers that are just not known about because they were forced to keep their true identity a secret. These women fought and died in battle to help unite our country and make it what it is today.
It is sad that our country has been so slow in recognizing the great accomplishments of these women. This too is changing, however. There will soon be a memorial to all of the brave women who fought in the Civil War.
Friday, January 18, 2008
Tuesday, January 8, 2008 African-Americans Fight for the Cause of Freedom
1. Why did President Lincoln fear recruitment of African-American soldiers?
President Lincoln had also feared that if he authorized their recruitment, border states would secede from the Union.
2. The Black soldiers wanted to fight but they were often assigned non-combat duties. What were two non-combat duties assigned to these soldiers?
African-American soldiers being assigned to perform non-combat, support duties as cooks, laborers, and teamsters.
3. What discrimination in pay did African-American soldiers face?
African-American soldiers were paid $10 per month, from which $3 was deducted for clothing. White soldiers were paid $13 per month, from which no clothing allowance was deducted.
4. What percentage of the army was made up of African-American soldiers?
African-American soldiers comprised about 10 percent of the Union Army. It is estimated that one-third of all African Americans who enlisted lost their lives.
5. Approximately how many African-American soldiers served in the Civil War?
Approximately 180,000 African-American soldiers had joined the fight.
President Lincoln had also feared that if he authorized their recruitment, border states would secede from the Union.
2. The Black soldiers wanted to fight but they were often assigned non-combat duties. What were two non-combat duties assigned to these soldiers?
African-American soldiers being assigned to perform non-combat, support duties as cooks, laborers, and teamsters.
3. What discrimination in pay did African-American soldiers face?
African-American soldiers were paid $10 per month, from which $3 was deducted for clothing. White soldiers were paid $13 per month, from which no clothing allowance was deducted.
4. What percentage of the army was made up of African-American soldiers?
African-American soldiers comprised about 10 percent of the Union Army. It is estimated that one-third of all African Americans who enlisted lost their lives.
5. Approximately how many African-American soldiers served in the Civil War?
Approximately 180,000 African-American soldiers had joined the fight.
Friday, January 11, 2008
Monday, January 7, 2008 The One and Only: Jefferson Davis
1. Jefferson Davis graduated from the U. S. Military Academy (West Point) and served in the army for seven years.
True
2. Jefferson Davis served twice as a Senator from the state of Mississippi.
True
3. Though he had strong southern views J. Davis did not support the idea of secession.
True
4. In what year did J. Davis realize that the southern cause was lost?
1865
5. How long was J. Davis in prison?
From 1865-1867
6. The U.S. government eventually dropped the teason charges against Jefferson Davis.
True
7. The drawing below shows the capture of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Look closely at the image. What is "strange" about the drawing?
The person they were capturing in the picture wasn't Jeffferson Davis it was a women.
8. Who was the one and only President of the confederacy?
Abraham Lincoln
True
2. Jefferson Davis served twice as a Senator from the state of Mississippi.
True
3. Though he had strong southern views J. Davis did not support the idea of secession.
True
4. In what year did J. Davis realize that the southern cause was lost?
1865
5. How long was J. Davis in prison?
From 1865-1867
6. The U.S. government eventually dropped the teason charges against Jefferson Davis.
True
7. The drawing below shows the capture of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Look closely at the image. What is "strange" about the drawing?
The person they were capturing in the picture wasn't Jeffferson Davis it was a women.
8. Who was the one and only President of the confederacy?
Abraham Lincoln
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Thursday, January 3, 2008 The Election of 1860
1. Name the four candidates running for president in 1860.
a. Abraham Lincoln
b. Stephen Douglas
c. John Bell
d. John C. Breckinridge
2. Name the political party affiliation of each of the above candidates.
a. Republican
b. Democratic
c. Constitutional Union Party
d. Democratic
3. State the party "platform" or basic philosophy of each of the above parties.
a. Stephen Douglas - 4. Resolved, That one of the necessities of the age, in a military, commercial, and postal point of view, is speedy communications between the Atlantic and Pacific States; and the Democratic party pledge such Constitutional Government aid as will insure the construction of a Railroad to the Pacific coast, at the earliest practicable period. 5. Resolved, that the Democratic party are in favor of the acquisition of the Island of Cuba on such terms as shall be honorable to ourselves and just to Spain. 6. Resolved, That the enactments of the State Legislatures to defeat the faithful execution of the Fugitive Slave Law, are hostile in character, subversive of the Constitution, and revolutionary in their effect.
b. Abraham Lincoln - The Republican issued a platform that criticized slavery, while making it clear that they would not intervene with slavery in the South. The Republicans also promised to support the building of a transcontinental railroad.
c. John Bell - condemned sectional parties
d. John Breckinridge - That when the settlers in a Territory, having an adequate population, form a State Constitution, the right of sovereignty commences, and being consummated by admission into the Union, they stand on an equal footing with the people of other States, and the State thus organized ought to be admitted into the Federal Union, whether its constitution prohibits or recognizes the institution of slavery. Resolved, That the Democratic party are in favor of the acquisition of the Island of Cuba, on such terms as shall be honorable to ourselves and just to Spain, at the earliest practicable moment. Resolved, That the enactments of State Legislatures to defeat the faithful execution of the Fugitive Slave Law are hostile in character, subversive of the Constitution, and revolutionary in their effect. Resolved, That the Democracy of the United States recognize it as the imperative duty of this Government to protect the naturalized citizen in all his rights, whether at home or in foreign lands, to the same extent as its native-born citizens.
4. Name the candidates and indicate the percentage (%) of the popular vote that each one received. List from the most (a.) to the least (d.).
a. Abraham Lincoln - 39.8
b. Stephen A. Douglas - 29.5
c. John C. Breckinridge - 18.1
d. John Bell - 12.6
5. List the candidate, the number of electoral votes they collected and what states they won. (For example: Candidate A - 67 - Michigan, Montana, New York.)
a. Abraham - 180 - CA, MN, IA, OR, WI, LI, IN, MI, OH, PA, NY, ME
b. Stephen A. Douglas - 12 - TX, AR, LA, MS, AL, MO, GA, FL, NC, SC, NJ, MD, DE, CT
c. John C. Breckinridge - 72 - TX, AR, LA, MS, AL, MO, GA, FL, NC, SC, NJ, MD, DE, CT
d. John Bell - 39 - TN, KY, VA
a. Abraham Lincoln
b. Stephen Douglas
c. John Bell
d. John C. Breckinridge
2. Name the political party affiliation of each of the above candidates.
a. Republican
b. Democratic
c. Constitutional Union Party
d. Democratic
3. State the party "platform" or basic philosophy of each of the above parties.
a. Stephen Douglas - 4. Resolved, That one of the necessities of the age, in a military, commercial, and postal point of view, is speedy communications between the Atlantic and Pacific States; and the Democratic party pledge such Constitutional Government aid as will insure the construction of a Railroad to the Pacific coast, at the earliest practicable period. 5. Resolved, that the Democratic party are in favor of the acquisition of the Island of Cuba on such terms as shall be honorable to ourselves and just to Spain. 6. Resolved, That the enactments of the State Legislatures to defeat the faithful execution of the Fugitive Slave Law, are hostile in character, subversive of the Constitution, and revolutionary in their effect.
b. Abraham Lincoln - The Republican issued a platform that criticized slavery, while making it clear that they would not intervene with slavery in the South. The Republicans also promised to support the building of a transcontinental railroad.
c. John Bell - condemned sectional parties
d. John Breckinridge - That when the settlers in a Territory, having an adequate population, form a State Constitution, the right of sovereignty commences, and being consummated by admission into the Union, they stand on an equal footing with the people of other States, and the State thus organized ought to be admitted into the Federal Union, whether its constitution prohibits or recognizes the institution of slavery. Resolved, That the Democratic party are in favor of the acquisition of the Island of Cuba, on such terms as shall be honorable to ourselves and just to Spain, at the earliest practicable moment. Resolved, That the enactments of State Legislatures to defeat the faithful execution of the Fugitive Slave Law are hostile in character, subversive of the Constitution, and revolutionary in their effect. Resolved, That the Democracy of the United States recognize it as the imperative duty of this Government to protect the naturalized citizen in all his rights, whether at home or in foreign lands, to the same extent as its native-born citizens.
4. Name the candidates and indicate the percentage (%) of the popular vote that each one received. List from the most (a.) to the least (d.).
a. Abraham Lincoln - 39.8
b. Stephen A. Douglas - 29.5
c. John C. Breckinridge - 18.1
d. John Bell - 12.6
5. List the candidate, the number of electoral votes they collected and what states they won. (For example: Candidate A - 67 - Michigan, Montana, New York.)
a. Abraham - 180 - CA, MN, IA, OR, WI, LI, IN, MI, OH, PA, NY, ME
b. Stephen A. Douglas - 12 - TX, AR, LA, MS, AL, MO, GA, FL, NC, SC, NJ, MD, DE, CT
c. John C. Breckinridge - 72 - TX, AR, LA, MS, AL, MO, GA, FL, NC, SC, NJ, MD, DE, CT
d. John Bell - 39 - TN, KY, VA
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