The American Civil War

a.      Identify the southern states.

The southern states are South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee and North Carolina. There are a total of 11 of them.

b.      Who was the US president who proclaimed war against the South?

Abraham Lincoln campaigned against the expansion of slavery beyond the states in which it already existed. However, the slave states rebelled and attacked a U.S. military installation at Fort Sumter in South Carolina on April 12, 1861. Lincoln responded by calling for a volunteer army from each state to recapture federal property.

c.       Why was the Civil War fought?

The Southern side wanted to preserve slavery and the Northern side to preserve the Union and then later, to end slavery and free the African-American men.

d.      When was this war fought?

The Civil War was fought between 1861 and 1665.

e.      What was the outcome of this war?

The Union (north) won the war and slavery was abolished