Who Was Abraham Lincoln? Chapter 6

Lincoln was in trouble before he even took office.

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The slave states loved Lincoln,

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As soon as the news came of his election, ______ states seceded from the Union.

The states that seceded from the Union called their new country the ___________ _______ __ ________.

On April 12, 1861, the _____ ____ had begun.

_________ _________ was a slave who escaped as a young man.

Douglass believed in freedom and equality for all people, including _____.

After the ____________ ____________, Douglass began to think better of the president.

Americans would be fighting Americans. Families were divided-- even Lincoln's family.

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As president, there are certain things that are not suppose to do without the approval of Congress.

• True

• False