Election of 1860
Who won the election of 1860
Aberham Lincon
This was the first major battle in the Civil war
The Battle of Bull Run
This general was replaced by General McClellan after a poor loss in the Battle of Bull Run
General McDowell
Define Border states
During the civil war a state that allowed slavery but remained in the union.
What was a Key topic in the election?
Slavery
A 1862 Civil War Battle in Southwestern Tennessee where the Union won a victory but nearly 25000 union and confederate troops were killed or wounded
The battle of Shiloh
This general was dismissed from his position but brought back days later.
General McClellan
A federal Fort located in Charleston, SC where the first shots of the Civil War were fired
Fort Sumpter
Who was the Nothern Democrates Nomine
Stephen A. Douglass
How many people were wounded/killed in the first battle
5000
General Thomas J. Jackson was given this nickname by the Confederates
Stonewall Jackson
The government of 11 southern states that seceded from the U.S and fought against the Union in the Civil War
The Confederate States of America
What was Lincolns belifes on slavery
He thought it was morally wrong but believed he didn't have the power to stop it entirely
A series of battles in Richmond known as
The Seven Days
He pushed to attack 2 confederate strongholds Fort henry and Fort Donelson. Also served as the 18th president of the United States
Ulysses S. Grant
In 1861 proposed constitutional amendment that attempted to prevent secession of the southern states by allowing slavery in all territories south of the Missouri Compromise line.
The Crittenden Compromise
Name 3 of the running canadates in the election of 1860
Stephen A. Douglass
John C. Breckinridge
Abraham lincoln
What State did the battle of shilo take place
Tennessee
What does the E in Robert E Lee stand for
Edward
Define Anaconda plan
A northern Civil War strategy to starve the south by blockading ports and controlling the Mississippi River.