Vocabulary
Big Disagreement
Leaders and Turning Point
The War Begins
100

The ____________ refers to the Northern states that remained in the U.S.

Union

100

While the North was known for factories and cities, the South was known for its large ____________.

plantations 

100

____________ ____________ was the President of the Union.

Abraham Lincoln

100

The first shots of the American Civil War were fired on ________ __, 1861.

April 12th

200

The ____________ was the group of Southern states that separated to form their own government.

Confederacy
200

Many people in the South believed the government shouldn’t dictate state laws; this idea was known as ____________ ____________.

  • States' Rights
200

Who led the Confederacy?

Jefferson Davis 

200

The opening battle took place at ____________ ____________ in South Carolina.

Fort Sumter

300

An ____________ is a person who worked to end slavery forever.

  • Abolitionist
300

Name one reason the North and South had different economies.

the land was different and created different needs. The south had acres of land needing to be worked which creates a lot of physical labor.

300

 After the Election of 1860, which state was the first to secede from the Union?

South Carolina

300

After how many hours of fighting did the Union surrender the fort?

34

400

The act of formally withdrawing or leaving a country is called ____________.

  • Secession
400

Explain in one sentence why cotton and plantations were important to the South.

It was their source of income and trade

400

Name the two leaders: President of the Union and leader of the Confederacy

Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis

400

TIMELINE: Put these in order: Firing on Fort Sumter, South Carolina secedes, Election of 1860

1. Election of 1860

2. South Carolina secedes

3. Firing of Fort Sumter