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What day did the Civil War begin on?
April 12, 1861
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Who started the Civil War?
Confederacy/South
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How did the Civil War start?
Confederacy bombed Fort Sumter
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What was the first state to secede from the United States of America?
South Carolina
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Where did the Confederacy make their constitution (laws)?
Montgomery, Alabama
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Who was in charge of Fort Sumter?
Major Robert Anderson
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Who controlled Fort Sumter? Confederacy or Union?
Union
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How long did it take for Fort Sumter to surrender?
35 hours
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The North free'd all slaves once the Civil War broke out True or False
False
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What other election did Lincoln run for besides President?
Senater for Illinios
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Who was the Senater of Illinios before the famous election?
Stephen A. Douglas
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Who won the Illinios Senate election in 1860?
Stephen A. Douglas
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Who were the democrat candidates in the 1860 Presidential election?
John Beckinridge and Stephen A. Douglas
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What political party was Lincoln a member of in 1860?
Republican Party
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How many states were on the Confederacy once the Civil War officially began?
11 states
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How many states were there in the Untied States in 1860 (total)?
35 states
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Why was Stephen A. Douglas famous in 1860?
He was the Senator of Illinios and he wrote Kansas-Nebraska Act
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What did Abraham Lincoln use to explain his political views?
Bible
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When was Abraham Lincoln born?
1809
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Where was Lincoln born (the state)?
Kentucky
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Why did Lincoln's family move when he was very young?
In order to find PAYING JOBS
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Who was elected President of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
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What did the Republican Party believe should happen with slavery?
It should NOT spread.
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What did the Democrat Praty believe should happen with slavery?
That the people and states had the right to choose whether it spread or not.
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What state seceded from the United States once the Confederacy had elected a President?
Texas
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