Election of 1860
This senator from Mississippi convinced Congress to restrict how much control the federal government had about slavery in the US
Who was Jefferson Davis
After the election of 1860, southerners were outraged because Lincoln was elected without one electoral vote from these states
What were the southern states
During this speech, Lincoln claimed that he would not interfere with slavery where it already existed but that he would keep the union together
What was the inaugural address
People from South Carolina did not trust Lincoln or his motives so they ordered this garrison to give up to the Confederacy
What was Fort Sumter
This side was aggravated by the decision for the Dred Scott Supreme Court case and how the Fugitive Slave Act interfered with the states’ independence
What was the North
The Democrats were split into these two parties because of disagreement about slavery
What was the Northern Democrats and the Southern Democrats
This state was the first state to succeed because Lincoln was elected
Where was South Carolina
After the South seized federal forts because they succeeded from the union, the Union was left with four forts and this was the most important
What was Fort Sumter
The Confederates attacked Fort Sumter and the Union troops ran low on this which forced their commander to surrender
What was ammunition
This candidate for president was a Southern Democrat from Kentucky that thought that slavery should be protected by the government
Who was John Breckinridge
The Whigs and the Know-Nothings combined to create this party
What was the Constitutional Union Party
The seven states that had succeeded formed a new government named this
What was the Confederate States of America
President Buchanan attempted to send supplies and soldiers to the fort but this happened to the ship so it did not go all the way to the fort
What was being attacked by “Confederate guns”
President Lincoln asked for this number of volunteers to fight in the battle against the Confederacy
What was 75,000 volunteers
This president was disappointed about the Union breaking up but he did not attempt to solve the separation
Who was President Buchanan
The Republican Party nominated this candidate for the presidential election because his views about slavery were not too radical
Who was Abraham Lincoln
The Confederacy made this man their president to gain the support of southerners that still wanted a compromise with the north or did not care about slavery
Who was Jefferson Davis
By April, the troops at Fort Sumter needed this
What was supplies and food
The states of Arkansas, Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina did this after there was hostile action
What was joined the Confederacy
These political compromises were some of the failed resolutions that were long-term causes of the Civil war (name one)
What was the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, or the Kansas-Nebraska Act
This candidate wins the presidential election without any electoral votes from the southern states
Who was Abraham Lincoln
This failed compromise proposed allowing slavery in territories that are south of the Missouri Compromise line and reimbursing slaveholders for fugitives that never returned with federal funds
What was the Crittenden Compromise
President Lincoln decided to send food to the fort but he decided to not send this
What was weapons
At this point, everyone thought that the battle would end in this amount of time (approximately)
What was less than a year
These court decisions and laws were long-term causes of the Civil War because they contributed to “sectional tension” (name one)
What was the Fugitive Slave Act, the Deed Scott decision, or the tariff policy