Chapter 8-11: History of Michigan
1.Please match each term with the correct definition.
The short-lived political organization formed in 1882 when Michigan Democrats and Greenbackers joined forces in an attempt to defeat Republican candidates. C. Fusion Party
An organization of farmers, formed in an effort to mobilize their political strength after being hit hard by a severe economic depression. F. Patrons of Husbandry (the Grange)
A derisive term used by the Detroit Free Press to ridicule the black soldiers who made up the First Michigan Colored Cavalry (later the 102nd Regiment U.S. Colored Troops). The Free Press did not believe that blacks were qualified to fight. A. "First Ethiopians"
A male impersonator from Flint, Michigan named Sarah Emma Edmonds who enlisted in the Union Army using a man's name and served for two years. E. Franklin Thompson
Nickname for the Michigan 24th Infantry, consisting of men mainly from Wayne County, who distinguished themselves during the Battle of Gettysburg. D. "Black Hat" Iron Brigade
While serving with the 4th Michigan Cavalry, this officer succeeded in capturing former Confederate President Jefferson Davis as Davis attempted to flee to Georgia after the end of the Civil War. B. Benjamin D. Pritchard
2.Although no battles were fought on Michigan soil during the Civil War, and there were no plantations or slaves that needed to be emancipated, Michigan's citizens nevertheless responded to the cause. How many soldiers from Michigan participated in the war?
A) 90,000
B) 45,000
C) 120,000
D) 50,000
3.When President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862, all he did was free the slaves in all of the states that "were in rebellion" (the Southern states that had left the Union to form the Confederacy). Even though he was the President, Lincoln could not end slavery in the United States on his own because it was actually protected by the Constitution and was the legal law of the land. After the Civil War ended, which amendment to the constitution ended
The short-lived political organization formed in 1882 when Michigan Democrats and Greenbackers joined forces in an attempt to defeat Republican candidates. C. Fusion Party
An organization of farmers, formed in an effort to mobilize their political strength after being hit hard by a severe economic depression. F. Patrons of Husbandry (the Grange)
A derisive term used by the Detroit Free Press to ridicule the black soldiers who made up the First Michigan Colored Cavalry (later the 102nd Regiment U.S. Colored Troops). The Free Press did not believe that blacks were qualified to fight. A. "First Ethiopians"
A male impersonator from Flint, Michigan named Sarah Emma Edmonds who enlisted in the Union Army using a man's name and served for two years. E. Franklin Thompson
Nickname for the Michigan 24th Infantry, consisting of men mainly from Wayne County, who distinguished themselves during the Battle of Gettysburg. D. "Black Hat" Iron Brigade
While serving with the 4th Michigan Cavalry, this officer succeeded in capturing former Confederate President Jefferson Davis as Davis attempted to flee to Georgia after the end of the Civil War. B. Benjamin D. Pritchard
2.Although no battles were fought on Michigan soil during the Civil War, and there were no plantations or slaves that needed to be emancipated, Michigan's citizens nevertheless responded to the cause. How many soldiers from Michigan participated in the war?
A) 90,000
B) 45,000
C) 120,000
D) 50,000
3.When President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862, all he did was free the slaves in all of the states that "were in rebellion" (the Southern states that had left the Union to form the Confederacy). Even though he was the President, Lincoln could not end slavery in the United States on his own because it was actually protected by the Constitution and was the legal law of the land. After the Civil War ended, which amendment to the constitution ended