Civil War 2025

A person fighting against slavery was known as _________.

• a plantation owner
• a protester
• an abolitionist

Where would you MOST LIKELY find an abolitionist?

• North

• South

• Border states

Who was elected President in 1860 that led to the secession of 11 southern states?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

Which statement BEST explains President Abraham Lincoln's original reason for fighting the Civil War?

• President Lincoln wanted to end all slavery everywhere in the US

• President Lincoln wanted to preserve the Union

• President Lincoln wanted to punish the South for their rebellion

To withdraw from something, such as a nation

• states' rights
• secede
• abolitionist
• amendment

After Abraham Lincoln won the election, which states seceded (left)?

• Indian Territories

• Western Territories

• Southern States

• Northern States

What's important about Fort Sumter?

• This is where Lee surrender and it ended the Civil War.

• The Confederates open fired on the fort, which began the Civil War.

• Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address here.

Based on the pictograph, predict which side would win the war because it had more resources.

• Union (North)

• Confederates (South)

• Western Territories

Even though these were states where slavery was legal, they did not secede and join the Confederate states.

• Western States
• State of Confusion
• Border States
• Southern States

This caused widespread fear in the South about the future of slavery

• the election of Jefferson Davis
• High tariffs
• the election of Abraham Lincoln
• the death of Stonewall Jackson