The Civil War Begins (1861)

• What was the immediate result of the 1860 U.S. presidential election?


  Seven pro-slavery states in the South seceded from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America.
• How many additional Southern states joined the Confederacy after the initial seven states seceded?


  Four more states eventually joined the Confederacy.
• What event marked the beginning of the Civil War?

   The Confederate attack on Fort Sumter in South Carolina in April 1861.
• When did Abraham Lincoln take office?


   Abraham Lincoln took office in March 1861.
• Which important work was published in 1861?


  Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Ann Jacobs.