The Start of the Civil War

Who was president during the Civil War?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• James Madison

What year was Abraham Lincoln elected president?

• 1860

• 1870

• 1861

• 1871

Abraham Lincoln DO NOT want conflict between the North and South.

• True

• False

President Lincoln wanted to preserve the Union so that there wouldn’t be war.

• True

• False

Which of the following is the NOT true about the South.

• The South wanted more power in the states.

• The South DID NOT want slavery.

• The South DID NOT vote for President Lincoln.

• The South had large plantations.

The northern states formed their own country and called it the Confederate States of America.

• True

• False

A rebel is someone who

• fights for their country.

• tries to find peaceful solutions.

• fights against the government.

• runs for government office.

Fort Sumter was a one of the last territories of Northern power located in the South.

• True

• False

Why didn’t South Carolina allow food to be brought to Fort Sumter?

• South Carolina thought it was poisoned.

• Fort Sumter didn’t want to accept food from President Lincoln.

• South Carolina felt the fort should no longer belong to the

  government of the North.

• They actually did allow food to be brought to Fort Sumter.

What is considered to be the beginning of the Civil War?

• When Abraham Lincoln was elected President

• When seven southern states left the union

• When South Carolina fired on Fort Sumter

• When President Lincoln declared war