Why did they fight? CFL

Which of the following were reasons Northerners quoted for fighting in the civil war?

• to make men free

• to defend their state's rights

• slavery is "the negros" natural and normal condition

• to bring peace

• to save the union

Which of the following were reasons Southerners quoted for fighting in the civil war?

• obeying orders

• to defend their state's rights

• slavery is "the negros" natural and normal condition

• to bring peace

• to save the union

​ (a)   said his main goal was to keep the United States together.

• Lincoln
• Davis

​ (a)   was president of the Union.

• Lincoln
• Davis

​ (a)   was president of the Confederacy.

• Davis
• Lincoln

​ (a)   said their main goal was to defend and protect their natural rights.

• Davis
• Lincoln

​ (a)   Lincoln would have kept slavery if it meant saving the Union.

• True
• False

​ (a)   Davis believed the South had a right to slavery and to make their own decisions.

• True
• False