Confiscation Act of 1862 and Emancipation Proclamation Quiz

Accomplishments of Robert Small?

-escaping the South in a boat -becoming the first AA officer in the Navy -served as SC's rep. In the House.

What did the Confiscation Act say?

1) All soldiers with the confederate army to have committed treason and will have all of their property confiscated. They will not have it returned and they cannot hold any government jobs with the US. 2) The slaves involved with the confederate army of helping them in general will be considered confiscated property and not returned. 3) Those who can prove that they were not with the confederate army can have their slaves returned to them under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.

What two things did the emancipation do as a public relations document?

1) Rallied people in the North behind the war. 2) Prevented other countries from helping the South and recognizing them.

What is one of the most important things the emancipation states?

1) Slaves in the rebelling states, as of January 1st shall be forever free.

What year was the confiscation act made?

1862

What was the Ft. Pillow massacre?

Confederate soldiers massacred 225 soldiers and didn't allow them to surrender, which is against war protocols.

What states did the emancipation not apply to?

Did not apply to MO, KT, MD and DE. (Border states)

Who is Benjamin Butler and why was he important?

Gen. from the North, who freed all slaves in the South by saying they were confiscated property of war and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 didn't apply, since the South declared themselves a separate country.

What did Lincoln say he had the authority to do as Commander in Chief?

He had the ability to confiscate war materials from the South.

What was important about the 1876 election?

It was important, because the democrats only allowed the Republican, Ruford B. Hayes, to win under the conditions that he ends reconstruction and removes all Northern soldiers from the South, leaving the AA unprotected.

When did the emancipation take effect?

Jan. 1, 1863

What did the emancipation allow AA to do?

Join the navy/army

When was the emancipation written/released?

September 1862

What were lost friend's ads?

They were ads that appeared after the civil war and AA were freed. They were used to help AA find relatives they were separated from.

What were the red shirt gun clubs?

They were groups of people, who were in the confederate army, that terrorized the AA in the South. They were people from the KKK and the confederate army.