Chapter 14 Section 4 - Sheet1 Flashcards
What is Ch.14 Section 4’s, The Coming of the Civil War’s, focus question?
Why did the election of Abraham Lincoln spark the secession of southern states?
civil war
a war between opposing groups of citizens of the same country
accomodation
adjustment; adaptation
isolate
to set apart; to separate
Why did the election of Abraham Lincoln spark the secession of southern states?
Southerners believed that Lincoln would make laws that would limit or abolish slavery.
Why did southern states secede after Lincoln’s election?
They believed that Lincoln was opposed to slavery.
Why did many southerners feel that they had no choice but to sucede?
The election of a President hostile to their interests, which is how they saw Lincoln and the Republicans, persuaded them to take the ultimate step of sucession.
Why did the South decide to open fire on Fort Sumter?
Confederate leaders decided to capture the fort while it was isolated.
Why did southern states seced from the Union?
Many southerners felt that with Lincoln’s election, the South no longer had a voice in the national government.
Why did the attack on Fort Sumter begin the war?
It was the first time the Confederates fired on a Union fort.
What was the cause of the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter?
The Union fort was in Confederate territory and its commander refused to surrender.
What was the effect of the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter?
The fort surrendered and the Civil War began.
According to section 4, what were the two causes of the Civil War?
Lincoln’s election & the Confederates firing on Ft. Sumter
How did the divisions among the Democrats help lead the election of Republican Abraham Lincoln in 1860?
Northern & southern Democratic candidates split the Democratic vote, which allowed Lincoln to win with a minority of the popular vote.
What was the South’s reaction to Lincoln’s election?
Seven southern states seceded.
How did Lincoln try to reassure the South?
Lincoln tried to assure the southern states with his inaugural speech, saying that the North and South are friends not enemies.
What event marked the start of war between the North and the South?
the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter
Explain what Abraham Lincoln meant by the following remark: “Both parties [condemned] war, but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive…”
The South would make war to secede, while the Union would fight only to keep the country together.
What were three effects of Lincoln’s warning to the South?
The seceding states took over US property; South Carolina cut off food supplies to Fort Sumter; Lincoln sent food to the fort; Confederate artilleery fired on the fort.
