End of the Civil War
Target 3
Main Idea 1: What problems did former slave Robert Hickman face when he settled in Minnesota?
He faced having people accept him and getting a job.
Main Idea 2: What are two effects that the Civil War had on Minnesota?
- Their economy grew
- They learned that they were firmly connected to other Americans
Main Idea 3: Where did the Civil War end?
Petersburg, VA
Robert Hickman
Robert Hickman was a former enslaved African who escaped with a group of slaves to Minnesota from Missouri. He was one of the first Africans to come to MN free. He became a preacher later.
Main Idea 4: What effect did the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendment have on reconstructing the US after the war?
13th: African Slaves were free!
14th: African Americans had the same legal rights
15th: African American men had the right to vote
Vocab!
13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
13th: Outlawed slavery in the United States
14th:Gave citizenship to all people born in the United States, regardless of race
15th: Gave the right to vote to African American men
Emancipation Proclamation
An order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. It announced that the enslaved people in the Confederate states were free.
Appomattox Court House
Where Lee surrendered to the Union