4.2 - The American Civil war

Why did the southern states secede from the Union?

• To be economically more powerful that the north

• Lincoln did not want to be president of the South.

• They feared Lincoln's election would end slavery.

• To abolish slavery in the southern states

What new nation did the southern states form in February 1861?

• The United States of America

• The Confederate States of America

• The Union

• The Southern States of America

What was Lincoln's policy on slavery when he took office?

• end slavery immediately in the entire United States

• extend slavery out west in to the territories

• start a civil war to decided the issue of slavery

• stop the spread of slavery into the territories but leave it alone in the south

What is the significance of Fort Sumter, South Carolina?

• the bombardment signaled the beginning of the civil war

• this was the final battle of the civil war

• It was a majoring turning point of the Civil War

• It was the site of Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address

Why were Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland and Delaware considered "Border States?"

• Union states that seceded with the Confederacy

• States that stayed neutral and refused to fight for either side

• Slave states who did not secede with the Confederacy.

President Lincoln's 2 goals at the beginning of the war...

• end slavery

• preserve the union

• extend slavery out west

• avoid war

Which side was fighting to preserve their way of life?

• The North

• The South

Which side was fighting to save the Union?

• The North

• The South

Choose the advantages the Southern States had in the war.

• strong leaders and the best military officers

• fighting a defense war; they knew the land and owned guns and rode horses

• had many railroads to transport supplies and troops

• had many factories for producing weapons

• large population to help serve in the military

Advantages of the North....

• large population to serve in the military

• 85% of the nation's factories to produce supplies

• 70% of the nation's railroad to move soldier and supplies

• had a navy to fight on the water

• fighting a defensive war; they knew the land