history

• What was the primary goal of Abraham Lincoln and the Republican Party regarding slavery?


  To prohibit the expansion of slavery into new states
• Why did the Southern states oppose the prohibition of slavery's expansion?


  Because their economic wealth and power were built on slavery
• Which states seceded from the Union after Lincoln's election in 1860?


  Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas
• What event marked the beginning of the American Civil War?

  The declaration of war on the Confederacy in 1861
• How did Lincoln plan to weaken the Confederacy during the Civil War?


  By depriving them of a major portion of their workforce
• What did the 13th Amendment accomplish?

  It abolished slavery in the United States
• When did Lincoln issue a warning about the need for a constitutional amendment to end slavery?


  On New Year's Day, 1863
• What did the 13th Amendment state about citizenship?


  All persons born in the United States are citizens
• What was Lincoln's perspective on the Emancipation Proclamation?


  It was a difficult but necessary step to free slaves
• How did the Emancipation Proclamation change in 1864?


  It clarified that the president's power to free slaves extended to all parts of the Confederacy
• What did the final version of the Emancipation Proclamation declare?

  All slaves in the Confederate States were free
• What inspired the 13th Amendment to end slavery forever?

  The Emancipation Proclamation
• What were the key events leading to the American Civil War?

  • Lincoln's election in 1860
  • Secession of Southern states
  • Declaration of war on the Confederacy in 1861
  • Issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation
  • Ratification of the 13th Amendment