Lincoln
Was President Lincoln part of the Democratic or Republican party?
Republican.
Name 1 cause of the Civil War.
10th Amendment, slavery, westward expansion, Lincoln being elected.
Where was the first battle of the Civil War?
Fort Sumpter, South Carolina.
What was the name for the North in the Civil War?
The Union.
What was the name of the South in the Civil War?
The Confederate States of America or The Confederacy.
When was President Lincoln assassinated?
April 14, 1865.
Explain how the 10th Amendment is one of the causes of the Civil War.
The 10th Amendment promises that any laws not created by the federal government are left up to the states. Slavery was a law left up to the states, so if Lincoln were to take away slaves then he would be breaking the 10th Amendment.
What was the first real battle of the Civil War where soldiers were actually on land fighting each other hand to hand?
The First Battle of Bull Run.
Industry - factories.
Did the South have industry or agriculture?
Agriculture - cotton.
What month, day and year did President Lincoln die?
April 15, 1865.
Explain how westward expansion is one of the causes of the Civil War.
Westward expansion is one of the causes because the South wanted to expand their cotton industry into the west, but to do so they would need their slaves. If they were non-slave states, then the South could not expand their cotton industry.
What was the most deadly battle in the Civil War?
The Battle of Gettysburg.
What was the name of the North's general in the war?
Ulysses Grant.
What percent of the world's cotton did the South grow?
75%.
What was Lincoln's original plan of how to handle slavery?
All states that are already slave states could remain slave states, but it would be illegal in the North and any new states would be non-slave states.
The start of the Civil War: location, name, date, how many people were killed and who won?
April 8, 1861 at Fort Sumpter in South Carolina, 0 people were killed and the Confederacy won.
Where did General Lee surrender to General Grant?
Appomattox Courthouse.
What was the name of the North's general that was too scared to attack the South so Lincoln sent him a letter asking "If you aren't going to use the army, may I borrow them"?
George McClellan.
Was was the name of the South's general in the war?
Robert E. Lee.
What were the names of Lincoln's 4 sons and which one lived a full life?
Tad, Willie, Eddie and Robert - Robert lived a full life.
Why did the South not want the Western territories to become non-slave states? What were they scared would happen? Hint: It doesn't have to do with cotton!
The South was worried that if the Western territories all became non-slave states, that Lincoln and the federal government would then have enough votes to be able to pass an Amendment to outlaw slavery across the entire country.
Name 1 advantage the South had and 1 advantage that the North had in the war.
South: Better organized military, better generals.
North: Railroads, organized government, already established military.
The North sent a naval blockade around the South's ocean shore to block ships with supplies from coming in. These ships were coming from another country to help support the South in the Civil War. What country?
England.
Why did the South want to keep their slaves so badly? Name 2 reasons.
1. Couldn't maintain their cotton without slaves.
2. They bought them, they were their property by law.
3. If their slaves were taken that would mean that their Constitutional rights had been violated. If that happened, they wondered how many more rights Lincoln would take as well.