The making of America: african-american experience of the civil war (total war.)

Question 1

ev for progress: what was created in autumn 1862?

Answer 1

1st black regiment.
the first south carolina volunteers was formed from freed slaves.

Question 2

ev for progress: what other black regiment was created in januray 1863?

Answer 2

54th massachusetts coloured regiment.
1st northern black regiment.

Question 3

ev for progress: how many black men joined the union army?

Answer 3

70% of northern black men (33,000.)

Question 4

ev for progress: what was harriet tubman’s role in the union army?

Answer 4

scout and spy.

Question 5

ev for progress: what was susie king taylor’s role and what was she previously?

Answer 5

battlefield nurse.
taught the poor white soldiers how to read and write.
georgia slave.

Question 6

ev for progress: by 1865 how many freedmen were taught how to read and write?

Answer 6

200,000.

Question 7

ev for progress: what was banned?

Answer 7

whipping.

Question 8

ev for progress: what did general sherman do to confederate lines and what did he promise?

Answer 8

-cut though confederate lines in west on march from georgia to the sea. joined by thousands of freed slaves.
- made agreement that each slaves was to be given 40 acres of land and a mule. all taken from slave holders plantation lands.
government agreed to rent small farms.

Question 9

ev for progress: what did an inspector in 1864 find about in terms of the 113,650 freedmen’s jobs in mississippi and arkansas?

Answer 9

41,150- military service.
62,300- self-supporting jobs eg: firemen, field hands, labourers, mechanics, businessmen, barbers.

Question 10

ev for progress: what did the government offer ex-slaves?

Answer 10

$10 a month to act as labourers in union army but they found they could earn an excess of $45 a month elsewhere.

Question 11

ev for progress: how many ex-slaves required government assistance?

Answer 11

10,200 were needing assistance or aid.

Question 12

ev for progress: what were white americans thoughts on black americans joining the army?

Answer 12

respected those who did.

Question 13

ev for regress: what duties were they given?

Answer 13

digging ditches and hauling canons.

Question 14

ev for regress: what position were they limited from in the army and what problems did they face?

Answer 14

officers.
racism.
paid less.

Question 15

ev for regress: what happened in june of 1864 in the army?

Answer 15

execution of a number of black soldiers for disobedience over equal pay granted.

Question 16

ev for regress: what was supposed to happen from 1863 but what happened instead?

Answer 16

union held land in the south and rented out to white individuals form the north. employed thousands of freed slaves as paid labourers picking cotton. employment was supposed to be monitored and regulated, mostly only paid enough for clothing and food. not allowed to leave.

Question 17

ev for regress: what caused the NYC riots, when did it begin and what started it?

Answer 17

july 1863. conscription act.
required all men between 20 & 45 to join the army. rich men avoided being called by paying $300. working class of NY went on rampage.
felt being forced to fight for the freedom of black americans.
ransacked places known to employ black workers, burned down houses of black families and lynched, drowned or beat many to death.

Question 18

ev for regress: how long did the NYC riots last for?

Answer 18

4 days.