Election of 1860 to Bull Run

Why was the Election of 1860 significant?

• It led to the abolition of slavery in the United States
• It led to the secession of Southern states and the start of the American Civil War.
• It marked the beginning of World War I
• It resulted in the signing of the Declaration of Independence

Who became president of the US in 1860?

• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington
• Abraham Lincoln

How did Abraham Lincoln obtain his education?

• At the best schools in Europe.

• At his local school.

• He was self-taught.

• At Harvard.

Jefferson Davis was president of ________________.

• the United States

• England

• Canada

• the Confederacy

North or South: The Army of the Potomac

• North
• South

• West
• East

Who was the general in charge of the Army of Northern Virginia?

• General Stonewall Jackson
• General William Tecumseh Sherman
• General Ulysses S. Grant
• General Robert E. Lee

Who did Robert E. Lee marry? Why was she significant?

• Mary Anna Custis.

  She was George Washington's great granddaughter.

• Amelia Earhart.

  Famous woman aviator.

• Abigail Adams.

  John Adams granddaughter.

• Mary Todd.

  She was Abraham Lincoln's widow.

This Union general was very popular among his troops, but was overly cautious and ended up being fired by Lincoln?

• General George B. McClellan
• General Ulysses S. Grant
• General William T. Sherman
• General Robert E. Lee

The Civil War began with the South attacking this fort in Charleston, South Carolina.

• Fort Sumter
• Fort Knox
• Fort McHenry
• Fort Ticonderoga

Why did the North think that they would easily beat the South at the beginning of the war?

• Less population, no factories, better soldiers.

• Lack of motivation and determination.
• Poor leadership and military strategy.
• More population, industrial capacity, wealth, transportation.