1863 and Emancipation

Who fired the first shots of the Civil War?

• The Union

• The Confederacy

Did Lincoln want to go to war with the south?

• Yes

• No

Did Lincoln believe it was legal for the south to secede from the Union?

• Yes

• No

Early on in the war, the Union struggled with...

• getting support from Europe

• building ironclad ships

• military leadership

• lack of support for abolition

What was Lincoln's main goal as the Union entered the war?

• To end slavery completely in the US

• To preserve the unity of the country

• To punish the south from seceding

• To end slavery in the border states

What were "border states?"

• States that had trading ports

• States along the Mississippi River

• Northern states that did not support the Union

• Southern states that did not secede

Which states were "border states?"

• New York, New Jersey, North Carolina and South Carolina

• Missouri, Kentucky, Delaware, and Maryland

• Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Louisiana

• Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio

Was slavery practiced in the border states?

• Yes

• No

At the start of the war, how did Lincoln feel about the issue of slavery?

• He felt it was practical, especially in the south

• He thought it was a necessary evil

• He thought it was wrong, but not something he could end

• He thought it wrong and he should end it immediately

Why were many in the north increasingly frustrated with Lincoln?

• They didn't think he cared enough about preserving the Constitution

• They thought he was making the tension between North and South worse

• They thought he gave in too much to abolitionists

• They didn't think he was doing enough to end slavery