Topic 1 _ Civil War Recap

Southerners were upset when Lincoln was elected president because:

• they believed he might one day end slavery, which would threaten their way of life

• they wanted a president who would support the abolition of slavery

• he wanted northern states to secede from the Union

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

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

• Abraham Lincoln

Before the Civil War, The South was:

• For Slavery

• Against Slavery

• The Union

In 1861, the first shots of the Civil War were fired at:

• Fort Bragg

• Fort Sumter

• Summer Camp

After Lincoln was elected:

• Southern states were happy

• Northern states hated him

• Southern states began to secede

To break away from, or withdraw from something

• Abolish

• Secede

• Repeal

Before the Civil War, the North was:

• Weak

• Against Slavery

• For Slavery

A person who wanted to end slavery

• Secession

• Abolitionist

• Fugitive

In the 1840s, slavery was most commonly found in the

• North

• South

• West

During the Civil War, the _________ were called the Union.

• Northern States

• Southern States

• Western States