Reconstruction Era

Question 1

What were the causes of the Civil War?

Answer 1

States’ Rights, Slavery, Expansion, Kansas, Election, Secession

Question 2

Civil War Cause #1: States’ Rights

Answer 2

Congress wanted to decide major issues that would affect all the states
Southern States thought the federal government was taking away their rights
Southern States did not want to pay taxes
Southern states felt they had the right to secede

Question 3

Civil Rights cause #2: Slavery

Answer 3

Slavery was still legal in many states
Many Southern states depended on slave labor for their farms
Northern States had an economy with little or no slave labor
Abolitionists wanted to end slavery

Question 4

Civil Rights Cause #3: Expansion

Answer 4

United States was continuing to expand westward
Debate whether each state would allow slavery
Supporters of slavery thought settlers from the south should be able to bring their way of life with them

Question 5

Civil Rights Cause #4: Kansas

Answer 5

Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed residents in KS to vote whether a state would be free or not
People supported both sides
KS given nickname “Bleeding Kansas” because so many people died in fights
KS admitted to Union as free state Reminder- due October 26th and must be mailed in!! 600-1,000 words

Question 6

Civil Rights Cause #5: Election

Answer 6

Abraham Lincoln was part of the Republican Party
Many Americans considered him against slavery
Democrats divided over slavery
Lincoln was elected, sparking the Civil war

Question 7

Civil War cause #6: Secession

Answer 7

Many states in the South decided they didn’t want to be part of the US
Thought they had the right to leave
SC seceded first, then 11 more states
Lincoln sent troops to stop the South form leaving

Question 8

Union States

Answer 8

CA, OR, MN, KS, IA, WI, IL, IN, MI, OH, PA, NJ, NY, VT, NH, ME, CT, MA, RI

Question 9

Border States

Answer 9

MO, KY, WV, MD, DE

Question 10

Confederate States

Answer 10

TX, AR, LA, MS, AL, GA, FL, SC, TN, NC, VA

Question 11

November 6, 1860

Answer 11

Abraham Lincoln elected president

Question 12

December 20, 1860

Answer 12

South Carolina secedes

Question 13

January- February 1861

Answer 13

Six more states secede

Question 14

February 1861

Answer 14

Confederate States of America formed

Question 15

March 4, 1861

Answer 15

Abraham Lincoln inaugurated

Question 16

April 11, 1861

Answer 16

Confederate forces attack Fort Sumter, marking the beginning of the Civil War

Question 17

How did the election of Lincoln as president contribute to the attack on Fort Sumter?

Answer 17

When Lincoln was elected, the Southern states began to secede and form a new country, which sparked a war that began with the attack on Fort Sumter