1860
The Secession Crisis
Civil War's Start
Oversimplified's Civil War
100

Who was the Republican candidate for president in 1860? 

Abraham Lincoln 

100

What does it mean for a state to secede? 

For a state to leave the Union 
100

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired? 

Fort Sumter 

100

Who's election kicked off the Civil War? 

Abraham Lincoln 

200

What was Lincoln's official position on slavery he campaigned on in the 1860 election? 

He wanted to stop slavery's spread to new states 

200

What was the name of the country that formed by the seceding states? 

The Confederate States of America 

200
What was the first major battle of the Civil War called?

Battle of Bull Run 

200

Which Union General earned the name "Unconditional Surrender" Grant 

Ulysses S. Grant 

300
How many candidates received electoral votes in the 1860 election? 

4

300

What was a slave state that did not secede called?

A border state 

300

What year did the Civil War start? 

1861

300
Who was the Confederate hero at Bull Run who was known for standing still the face of danger? 

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson 

400

How many states in the south did Abraham Lincoln win? 

0

400

What was the first state to secede? 

South Carolina 

400

Where was Fort Sumter located? 

Charleston, South Carolina 

400

Who was the Confederate hero of the Seven Days Battles? 

Robert E. Lee

500

How much of the popular vote did Abraham Lincoln receive in the 1860 election? 

Less then 40%

500

How many states in total seceded from the Union? 

11

500

When did the confederate attack on Fort Sumter happen? 

April, 1861 

500

What did Abraham Lincoln use to acquit his defendant of murder? 

An almanac