T6, L2: Big Ideas in Other Amendments

Who threatened to leave the Union after President Lincoln was elected as President in 1860?

• Southern States

• Northern States

• Western Territories

• Great Britain

Which of the following statements about the sides in the Civil War is correct?

• Union: South

  Confederacy: North

• Union: South

  Confederacy: West

• Union: West

  Confederacy: South

• Union: North

  Confederacy: South

When was the Civil War? (Hint: It began when Texas joined the Confederacy)

• 1861-176

• 1861-1865

• 1870-1876

• 2015-2019

Southern states seceded and formed the Confederacy when Lincoln was elected beause:

• They supported abolition

• They did not want to go to war with Mexico

• They were afraid he would ban slavery nationwide

• They did not want factories built in the north

Select the Union on the map.

Select the Confederacy on the map.

There were many examples of sectionalism during the 19th century. Sort which characteristics apply to the northern states and the southern states.

Groups:

(a) Northern States

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(b) Southern States

• Slavery played a major role

• Manfuacturing-based economy

• Republican Party was most popular

• Slavery was banned

• Democratic Party was most popular

• Farming-based economy

Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States in ​ (a)   . Lincoln was a member of the ​ (b)   . When Lincoln was first elected, his position on slavery was to ​ (c)   .

• 1860
• Republican Party
• only stop its spread into new places
• 1858
• Democratic Party
• ban it nationwide

As a result of the election of Lincoln, 11 southern states _____________ from the United States and formed the Confederacy.

• joined

• merged
• seceded
• ratified

The ​ (a)   refers to states in north that remained part of the United States during the Civil War. The ​ (b)   refers to states in the south that seceded from the United States.

• Union
• Confederacy
• Colonies
• Territories