Civil War

Why did the Southern states want to leave the U.S. to form their own country?

• To have more power

• To be free from the U.S.

• To plant cotton

• To be continue using slaves in their plantations

What was the first state to secede, and what happened?

• South Carolina

• North Carolina

• Florida

• Georgia

What does the word secede mean?

• To be free

• To leave a group or country oficially

• To join a country

• To do something well

Why did Florida want to leave the United States and join the Confederacy?

• Florida wanted to become its onw country

• Florida wanted to plant cotton

• Florida wanted to keep slavery legal

• Florida wanted to be the capital of the United States

When did the Civil War begin?

• On April 12 1860

• On April 12 1861

• On April 12 1862

• On April 12 1863

What is a civil war?

• A war between two countries

• A war that takes a long time to end.

• A war between many countries

• A war between people in the same country

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

• To be set free from slavery

• To make slavery illegal

• A declaration made by president Lincoln against slavery.

• all of the above

When did the Civil War end?

• April 9, 1865

• April 9, 1866

• April 9, 1867

• April 9, 1868

Why did many slaves join the Union army?

• To fight against the South

• To fight against slavery

• To fight against injustice

• all of the above

Why did president Lincoln was assessinated?

• Because he was the president

• Because he did not like the South

• Because he was fighting agains slavery

• Because he was a bad man