Vocabulary
The ____________ refers to the Northern states that remained in the U.S.
Union
While the North was known for factories and cities, the South was known for its large ____________.
plantations
____________ ____________ was the President of the Union.
Abraham Lincoln
The first shots of the American Civil War were fired on ________ __, 1861.
April 12th
The ____________ was the group of Southern states that separated to form their own government.
Many people in the South believed the government shouldn’t dictate state laws; this idea was known as ____________ ____________.
Who led the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
The opening battle took place at ____________ ____________ in South Carolina.
Fort Sumter
An ____________ is a person who worked to end slavery forever.
Name one reason the North and South had different economies.
the land was different and created different needs. The south had acres of land needing to be worked which creates a lot of physical labor.
After the Election of 1860, which state was the first to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
After how many hours of fighting did the Union surrender the fort?
34
The act of formally withdrawing or leaving a country is called ____________.
Explain in one sentence why cotton and plantations were important to the South.
It was their source of income and trade
Name the two leaders: President of the Union and leader of the Confederacy
Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis
TIMELINE: Put these in order: Firing on Fort Sumter, South Carolina secedes, Election of 1860
1. Election of 1860
2. South Carolina secedes
3. Firing of Fort Sumter