Unit 9 - Civil War

Question 1

Reasons for War

Answer 1

North and South had different economies

The North didn’t support slavery yet the South did

Southerners felt Abraham Lincoln wouldn’t respect their rights

Question 2

Fugitive Slave Law

Answer 2

Runaway slaves in the North were required to be captured and sent back.

Question 3

Abraham Lincoln

Answer 3

President of the US/Union during the Civil War. He didn’t support secession and focused on preserving the Union.

Question 4

Union

Answer 4

The North, the state left after the South seceded. Didn’t support slavery.

Question 5

Confederacy

Answer 5

The South, the Union formed by the states that seceded from the United States. Supported slavery.