1860
Who was the Republican candidate for president in 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
What does it mean for a state to secede?
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
Fort Sumter
Who's election kicked off the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What was Lincoln's official position on slavery he campaigned on in the 1860 election?
He wanted to stop slavery's spread to new states
What was the name of the country that formed by the seceding states?
The Confederate States of America
Battle of Bull Run
Which Union General earned the name "Unconditional Surrender" Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
4
What was a slave state that did not secede called?
A border state
What year did the Civil War start?
1861
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
How many states in the south did Abraham Lincoln win?
0
What was the first state to secede?
South Carolina
Where was Fort Sumter located?
Charleston, South Carolina
Who was the Confederate hero of the Seven Days Battles?
Robert E. Lee
How much of the popular vote did Abraham Lincoln receive in the 1860 election?
Less then 40%
How many states in total seceded from the Union?
11
When did the confederate attack on Fort Sumter happen?
April, 1861
What did Abraham Lincoln use to acquit his defendant of murder?
An almanac