Civil War and Reconstruction Unit

Question 1

State’s Rights

Answer 1

The Southern states wanted to assert their authority over the federal government so they could abolish federal laws they didn’t support

Question 2

Abolitionists

Answer 2

a person who doesn’t support slavery- they want to free the slaves

Question 3

Election of 1860

Answer 3

Made Lincoln president

Question 4

Fort Sumter

Answer 4

Union fort- marked the official beginning of the American Civil War and turned the confederacy victorious

Question 5

King Cotton

Answer 5

The idea was that the North would be forced to bow to Southern demands because of their reliance on Southern cotton in manufacturing

Question 6

Border states

Answer 6

Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, and West Virginia. These states were considered “border” because they were slave states that remained loyal to the Union

Question 7

Grant/Lee

Answer 7

Grant-Military leader for the union….Lee- Military leader for the confederacy