The first recorded African slaves arrived in Jamestown in ____1619___
1619
A person who wanted to end slavery is called an ______.
abolitionist
Who was the candidate for the Constitutional Union?
John Bell
True or False
Abraham Lincoln promised to leave slavery alone in the Soutn.true
True
In the Northern states slavery faded ______
away.
To withdraw from the union and become an independent nation is called ____.
secession
When _______Abraham linclon_____ won the election the Southerners felt like their way of life had ended.
Abraham Lincoln
True or False
Lincoln would not give up the federal property on states that seceded.
True
Southern states based their economy on _____
Slavery
Who was the candidate for the Republican party in 1860?
Abe Lincoln
Many Southern states voted to secede and form a new ________.
nation/government
True or False
The Union army attacked Fort Sumter which began the Civil War.
False - it was the Confederate Army.
NorthSelling cotton grown by enslaved people made many __Northern_____ merchants rich.
Northern
Who was the Northern Democrat candidate?Stephen Dougles
Stephen Douglas.
What was the name of the new union called?
The Confederate States of America
Why were many people against slavery?God made all people in his own image it was costly to keep slaves
God made all people in his own image.
It was costly to keep slaves.
Who was the Southern Democrat candidate?John Breckinridge
John Breckinridge.