Election of 1860
This candidate won the election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln
The Southern states who left the Union named their new Country this (Full name):
Confederate States of America
This event started the tensions of the Civil War
Confederate Capture of Fort Sumter
Robert E. Lee invaded the North (Union) in hopes to gain:
Support from foreign countries/allies (Britain and France)
This became the main issue of the Civil War because of the Emancipation Proclamation
Slavery
Democratic Party lost electoral votes because of this reason
They ran two candidates in the election
The Confederate Constitution made this practice legal in the South
Slavery
This was Lincoln's plan to end the Civil War quickly
Capture the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia
George B. McClellan was demoted as general of the Union army for this reason
The Emancipation Proclamation freed this many slaves during the Civil War
None
The Slave states decided to do this after finding out the results of the election
Secede (leave) the Union
Similar to the Union, the Confederate Federal Government was split into:
Three branches
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
This general led the Union forces in the First Battle of Bull Run
Irvin McDowell
Lincoln's reasons for claiming the Battle of Antietam as a Union victory (there are 3)
Support in 1862 Midterms
Pass the Emancipation Proclamation
Boost Union Confidence in the War
Lincoln's goals behind the Emancipation Proclamation were:
Gain support/make the war a moral battle over slavery
This is the reason Abraham Lincoln received no votes from Southern States in the election
He was left off the ballot in these states
This group was given the majority of the political power under the Confederate Constitution
The State Governments
This technology/resource aided the Confederacy in bringing reinforcements to Bull Run
Trains/Railroad
The Confederacy lost this due to their failures in the Battle of Antietam
Support from foreign countries (Britain and France)
William Harvey Carney was
An African American soldier who won the medal of honor for his service in the Battle of Fort Wagner
This Candidate ran for the Constitutional Union Party in the Election of 1860
John Bell
This group was no longer able to enforce laws under the Confederate Constitution
The Executive Branch of the Federal Government
This Union general was tasked with capturing the states of Tennessee and Mississippi on the Western Front
Ulysses S. Grant
The Battle of Antietam is considered the bloodiest day in US military history for this reason
Over 22,000 casualties in one day
This Amendment to the Constitution is what freed enslaved persons in the United States of America
13th Amendment