SW Week 15 Flashcard

Front

What did the southern states threaten to do if Lincoln was elected president?

Back

leave the Union

Front

Who said: “A house divided against itself cannot stand”?

Back

Abraham Lincoln

Front

What was located at Harpers Ferry? Options: food, a fort, election ballots, military supplies

Back

military supplies

Front

What did South Carolina claim the northern states had done?

Back

kept them suppressed, made laws against shipping, returned fugitive enslaved people, encouraged enslaved people to leave

Front

Why did states want to leave or "secede" from the Union?

Back

They wanted slavery to remain legal

Front

What medal is given for courage in combat?

Back

Medal of Honor

Front

What did women have to do during wartime? Options: a. become politicians, b. gain the right to vote, c. invest in the stock market, d. run businesses, farms, and plantations

Back

run businesses, farms, and plantations

Front

Which theater did Lincoln attend? Options: Ford’s Theater, Honda Theater, Booth’s Theater, American Theater

Back

Ford’s Theater

Front

Each state’s secession document listed this as the reason for leaving the Union:

Back

slavery

Front

What was the name of the new country the southern states formed?

Back

Confederate States of America