Civil War intro

Intro to the Civil War

Multiple Choice

What was the main reason for the rise of slavery in the South?

• Cultural exchange with neighboring countries
• Abundance of technological advancements
• Economic dependence on agriculture and labor-intensive crops like cotton and plantations

• Political stability in the region

What both sides wanted

• The North (also called the Union) wanted to end slavery and keep the country from breaking apart

• The South (also called the confederacy) wanted to keep slavery.

Labelling

Label the Confederate and Union states

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Union

Confederate

The threats of the South

• Many Southerners saw Abraham Lincoln running for president as an attack on southern values

• They said if he was elected president that they would leave the United States

The Republican Party

 Its platform promised not to interfere with slavery in the South but opposed extension of slavery into the territories.

The election of 1860 (Abraham Lincoln becomes president)

• Absent from the ballot in ten slave states, Abraham Lincoln is elected sixteenth president of the United States, the first Republican president in the nation who represents a party that opposes the spread of slavery in the territories of the United States.

Multiple Choice

Why was Lincoln not liked by the south?

• Pro-slavery stance and policies
• Anti-slavery stance and policies
• Refusal to compromise on states' rights
• Lack of military experience

South Carolina secedes from the United States

And others follow. Theses states come together and create the Confederate States of America

The Confederates first attack on the United States was at Fort Sumter

The Civil War has begun!

This was a war over SLAVERY and FREEDOM!

Multiple Choice

What word means to declare independent from?

• Justice

• Secede

• Anti-dependent

• Throughout

Multiple Choice

What was the first state to secede?

• Texas

• Louisiana

• South Carolina

• North Carolina

Multiple Choice

What was the first battle of the civil war?

• Fort Still

• The Battle of Montgomery

• Fort Sumter

• The Battle of Gettysburg

Multiple Choice

When did Abraham Lincoln become president

• 1840

• 1845

• 1860

• 1867

Open Ended

Using what you learned today, what are some reasons the American Civil war broke out in the U.S?

PROVIDE AT LEAST TWO REASONS

Use the following sentence stem to answer the question.

Two reasons the Civil War broke out are.......