Civil War 101

Civil War 101

by Thomas Rohan

​Civil War Background 101

​The American Civil War was fought between southern and northern states of the United States. The southern states didn't want to be part of the United States and decided to make their own country. However, the northern states wanted to stay as a whole.

Multiple Select

The Civil War was fought between whom?

• North 

• South

• East

• West

​More Background 101

​The Southern states were worried that if the US expanded, they would gain less power. They wanted to have their own power and make their own laws. Many Northern states had outlawed slavery and they were worried that the US would outlaw slavery in all the states.

Multiple Select

What were the reasons that the Southern states worried about during the Civil War?

• They wanted to keep their slaves

• They wanted to make their own laws

• They wanted their own power

• None of these

​Confederacy 101

• ​The Southern states wanted to break away, or secede.

• They made their own country called the Confederates States of America, or the Confederacy.

• They had their own president, Jefferson Davis.

• The confederacy was made up of 11 Southern states.

Multiple Choice

How many states made up the South, and who was the Confederacy's president?

• 11, Jefferson Davis

• 50 states makes up the United States of America

Multiple Choice

What's another word for "to break away?"

• SUCCEED

• SECEDE

Multiple Choice

the Confederates States of America was also called the ___________?

• Northern States of America

• Confederacy

• Souff

The North (Union) 101

• ​The president of the US and the North was Abraham Lincoln.

• ​The North consisted of 25 states and was bigger, and more industrialized than the South.

• ​They had more people, resources, and wealth - giving them an advantage during the war.

Multiple Choice

Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Donald Trump

• Joe Biden

Multiple Choice

What did the Union have that the South didn't have?

• More states

• More industrialized

• More wealth/resources

• All of the above

​The Ending 101

​The Civil War was the deadliest war in American history. Over 600,000 soldiers died in the war. The fighting stopped when General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865.