THE CIVIL WAR

The South secedes

The South wanted to _________ (break away) from the US.

________________broke away first, followed by A_________, F__________, M__________, G_________, L____________, and T________.

These states formed their own government called the ______________, separate from the US.

The new Confederate government wrote a ______________ that supported ___________ and ___________

J___________ D_________ was elected the Confederacy _______________

The Confederate government took control of most ________ and __________ property of the US that was in the South

The Union

The states that remained loyal and part of the US government were called the __________

The Union was able to keep control of ______________, _________ Carolina

How it begins The Confederates called for the

_________ to surrender ____________________.

The Confederates fired on the fort on ____________, when they did not surrender.

With little_______and _______ for the troops, the Union _______________.

Lincoln asked Union states to support soldiers to stop the ____________________

The rest of the Southern states, angry with ________________ for calling for troops, decided to ___________________also.

Why fight the war?

The _____________ was fighting to keep the Union together

The South was fighting to preserve their ______________, ________________, and __________________.