Activities: U.S. History to 1877 Research the historical Civil War event or document, provide a descriptive statement, analyze the event or document and prepare a summary statement on its national significance and impact. Use additional paper where necessary. EVENT/DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION IMPACT Fugitive Slave Act General Benjamin Butler Mallory, Baker, Townsend are declared contraband of war Fort Monroe alias “Freedom Fortress” Hampton Burned Confiscation Acts Emancipation Proclamation US Colored Troops Act Union is victorious 13th Amendment Activities QUESTIONS – U.S. History ‐ 1877 Circle the correct answer. 1. Who were Shepard Mallory, James Townsend, and Frank Baker a. Union Officers b. Confederate Officers c. General Butler’s Aids d. Escaped slaves 2. What was significant about the brave actions of Mallory, Townsend and Baker? a. They fought in the Union army b. Their actions sparked a legal decision that benefitted the Union c. They fought for the Confederates d. They became abolitionist 3. What is the best known legal definition of contraband? a. Goods prohibited from being imported or exported b. Stolen goods c. Escaped slaves d. Black market goods 4. The Contraband declaration by Benjamin Butler included: a. All property belonging to southern citizens b. Slaves who escaped to Union Lines c. Citizens that fled the war‐torn south. d. Slaves who were part of the Confederate army 5. What was the Fugitive Slave Law? a.
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A northern law that gave fugitive slaves refuge A law that punished the owners of slaves that had to run away A law forced fugitives to become slaves A law that said run‐way slaves had to be returned to their owners 6. How did the Union impact the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law? a. Enforced the Fugitive Slave Act b. Jailed run‐ away slaves c. Allowed them to enlist d. Gave slaves running from the Confederates refuge 7. What was the purpose of the 1st and 2nd Confiscation Acts? a. Protected the property of the Union citizen b. Permitted seizure of property, including slaves c. Legally negate the Fugitive Slave Law d. Return property that was taken 8. Why was in necessary to pass the Emancipation Proclamation? a. To free all the slaves b. To make Confederates understand the law c. To preserve the Union d. To proclaim all Americans as free people 9. How did the Emancipation Proclamation affect the number of men available to fight? a. Allowed for the enlistment of Black Union soldiers b. Put women to work in the place of men c. Promised 40 acres and a mule d. Offered high pay 10. Sequence the events in chronological order. a. Confiscation Acts b. Fugitive Slave Laws c. 13th Amendment d. Emancipation Proclamation 11. What role did the Contrabands play in the burning of Hampton? a. Burned Hampton to stop the Confederates b. A lantern was dropped by a Contraband c. Rebuilt Hampton after residents fled d. Were made to clean up the burned town 12. Why is Ft. Monroe referred to as “Freedom Fortress”? a. General Benjamin Butler nicknamed it b. Harriet Tubman nicknamed it c. Union soldiers nicknamed it d. Escaped slaves known as Contraband nicknamed it