The outbreak of the civil war

Question 1

What year was Lincoln elected into parliament?

Answer 1

1860

Question 2

What were Lincoln’s views on slavery?

Answer 2

oppossed the expansion of slavery but did not support total abolition.

Question 3

By how many votes did lincoln win by?

Answer 3

39.8% of the votes went to lincoln, winning over all 18 free states but not a single vote from the 10 southern states

Question 4

What were the impacts of Lincolns election?

Answer 4

Many southerners were scared that lincoln would abolish slavery and undermine their rights

states began sceding (1960, South Carolina declared itself independent)

1861, 7 sceded states formed the condfederacy and developed a constitution explicityl protecting the right ot won slaves and spread slavery to a new territory

Question 5

What caused the Battle of Fort Sumter?

Answer 5

Major Robert Anderson’s troops occupying Fort sumpter

11 April: after some atttempts, the confederacy demanded once again anderson surrender the fort, but anderson refused

Question 6

How did the battle of fort sumpter end?

Answer 6

Anderson finally surrendered on 13 April

Question 7

Why was the battle of fort sumpter significant?

Answer 7

seen as an act of aggression by lincoln

seen as the start of the civil war between USA ( or Union) and the confederecy

Question 8

How did lincoln respond to the battle of fort sumpter?

Answer 8

15 April: ordered that 75000 militiamen be raised to force the states back into union

18 free states and 4 slave states remained loyal and send troops

Question 9

How many states were in the confederacy in 1861

Answer 9

Virginia, Arkansas, Tenessee, North Carolina refused to send troops to lincoln and joined the confedercy, bringing the total number of states in the confederacy to 18.

Question 10

What was the goal of the union at the start of the war?

Answer 10

To unite the nation, not end slavery

Question 11

what advantages did the union have?

Answer 11

The fact that it contained nearly 3/4 of US population meant that it was able to create larger armies

Northern states were more industrialized and could produce more supplies for the war

Question 12

What disadvantages did the Union have?

Answer 12

The union suffered from poor leadership

The Union would have to invade and conquer the confederecay, but the confederacy knew their terrain and had the support of the population

Question 13

What was the goal of the Confederacy at the start of the civil war?

Answer 13

To defend its territory and force the union to recognise its independence

Question 14

What advantages did the confederacy have?

Answer 14

Creative and effective generals who could make use of smaller number of troops

believed that demand for cotton would result in france and Britain intervening

Question 15

What was the 1st Battle of Bull Run

Answer 15

In July of 1861, 60,000 union troops met a similarly sized confederate army near Bull Run Creek, Virginia and fought

Question 16

What was the significance of the 1st Battle of Bull Run?

Answer 16

It was the first major battle of the civil war and a clash between large armies of ill-trained recruits led by inexperienced officers

Mistakes made by Union generals were succesfully exploited by the confederates, causing panic in Washington and severely damaging the morale of the Union army