Civil War Begins- South Secede

Who won the presidential election of 1860?

• John Breckenridge

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Bell

• Stephen Douglas

Why were the southern states alarmed that Lincoln was elected president in 1860?

• They feared that he wanted to eventually abolish slavery in the U.S.

• Lincoln had campaigned on the promise to expand slavery into the west.

• Lincoln was a slaveholder.

• Northern states wanted Lincoln to expel southern states from the Union.

What was the first state to secede from the United States?

• New York

• Missouri

• Texas

• South Carolina

The states that seceded from the union formed a new country called:

• the Confederate States of America

• the Southern United States of America

• the Federation of America

• the Lone Star Republic

Who was the Commander of the Confederate Army?

• Davis

• Grant

• Jackson

• Lee

Who was determined to preserve the Union by force if needed.

• Davis

• Douglass

• Lee

• Lincoln

Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?

• Davis

• Jackson

• Lee 

• Lincoln

Who was the President of the Union?

• Davis

• Grant

• Lee

• Lincoln

Who was the Commander of Union Army?

• Davis

• Grant

• Jackson

• Lee

People who worked to end slavery were called _____.

• abolitionists

• southerners

• cartridges

• blockades