Lincoln Basics
He was elected U.S. president in 1860.
Abraham Lincoln
The region that depended most on slavery: North or South?
South
Lincoln won this many Southern states.
0
The first state to leave the Union.
South Carolina
Enslaved people were forced to work without pay. This made slavery a system that was unfair and took away this basic human right - ___
Freedom
Lincoln belonged to this political party.
Republican Party
The region with more factories and free labor.
North or South?
North
The election of 1860 had ___ major candidates.
4
When Southern states left the country, they formed this new group.
Confederacy
Many enslaved people worked from sunrise to sunset doing this kind of hard work.
Cotton plantation
Lincoln's nickname given by Southern states
Black Republican
The main crop grown on Southern plantations.
Cotton
This candidate was NOT democrat:
a) John Breckinridge
b) Stephen Douglas
c) John Bell
c) John Bell
The big argument between North and South was mostly about this.
Slavery
Enslaved people were not allowed to learn this skill because owners feared it would help them gain independence.
Reading and writing
Lincoln won the election with ... %
(+/- 10%)
39,7%
The South wanted to expand slavery into new territories like:
a) Alaska
b) Kansas and Nebraska
c) Minnesota
b) Kansas and Nebraska
This party split in two during the election.
Democratic Party
The Civil War began when soldiers fired on this fort in South Carolina.
A) Fort Summer
B) Fort Sumter
C) Fort Scooter
B) Fort Sumter
This was the main reason Southern plantation owners wanted to keep slavery.
Make money from crops
Before becoming president, Lincoln worked in this profession.
He was a lawyer
Who controlled the South?
a) Politics
b) Factories owners
c) Plantation owners
Plantations' owners
Lincoln won the election because the Northern states had more of these, which decide who becomes president.
Electoral votes
When a state decides to leave the country, it is ___
a) recession
b) secession
c) succession
b) secession
Enslaved people kept their hope and strength through songs, stories, and community. These traditions are often called this.
Culture