South Secession

What does secession mean?

• To join

• To acquire

• To leave

• To change

What state was the first to secede from the union?

• Texas

• North Carolina

• South Carolina

• Virginia

What event occurred right before the southern states started to secede?

• Lincoln elected president

• Slavery was outlawed in the north

• Missouri compromise

• Compromise of 1850

How many states seceded?

• 9

• 13

• 11

• None they all stayed in the union

What was the name of the country the south formed?

• Fredonia

• Southern states of America

• Confederate states of America

• Articles of secession

In the 1830s South Carolina threatened to secede over the issue of

Hint: extra tax

• Slavery

• Tariffs

• The Missouri compromise

• The national bank

Who was the president during the civil war?

• Abraham Lincoln

• John bell

• Henry clay

• Stephen Douglas

Who opposed slavery?

• north ( union )

• South ( confederates )

Who thought they needed slavery?

• North

• South

When did the civil war begin?

• 1850

• 1812

• 1860

• 1861