chapter 5 by Hannah karbousky

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chapter 5

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focus lesson 1

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in 1844 Adam Crosswhite
and his family escaped from slavery in kentucky

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African men and woman were kidnapped and brought to north America to work as slaves.

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1860 there 4 million enslaved people in the south

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Slaves had to grow the crops of tobacco, cotton, rice, and, sugar

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In 1850 California asked to join the USA as a free state

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Focus lesson 2

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As the 1900s began, Michigan's economy was strong.

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enslaved people risked their life to escape from slavery and gain their freedom

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Michigan was an important part of the underground railroad

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focus lesson 3

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In 1860 our country divided into north and south

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On December 20 1860, South Carolina seceded from the united states

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ten more southern states soon followed

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on April 12, 1861 the Civil War started when Confederate soldiers attached Fort Sumter in South Carolina

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Michigan soldiers were one of the first in the West to enlist in the Union (Northern states)

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George Custer, from Monroe,MI led the Michigan calvary into battle yelling "Come on you Wolverines" (My daddy says GO BLUE)!

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The war ended on September 22, 1862 with the Emancipation Proclamation that freed all slaves.

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by Hannah karbousky

Hannah karbousky