From The Election of 1860 to Lincoln's Inauguration

On 11/4/1860, _____ is elected and the _____ starts talking about secession

Lincoln, south

On 12/20/1860, _____ states seceded from the US

seven

The seven states that originally seceded include:

SC, AL , GA , FL, LA , TX, MS

In mid-february of 1861, a meeting is held in _____ to form the _____.

Montgomery, Alabama

Confederate States of America

At the meeting, a congress is established with _____ being selected as the president and _____ being selected as the vice president

Jefferson Davis, Alexander Stephens

In the months of February, march, and April, the war is all about _____. Lincoln wants to promote the war as “_____” to make the south look bad, while the south wants to promote the war as “_____” to make the north look bad

perception, saving the union, states rights

From 4/12-4/14/1861, Lincoln sent _____ supplies to _____.

humanitarian, Fort Sumter

The CSA bombarded the fort for about _____ hours until the union _____.

30, left

Right after the Union left, Lincoln claims the South as the aggressor and calls for _____ volunteers to join the Union military

75,000

From 4/17-6/8/1861, a second wave of secession occurs, involving _____ states leaving.

four

These four states include:

TN , Ark , Vir. , NC

From 6/9-7/20/1861, both the CSA and USA gained a large amount of _____. They were not _____ and not _____. Everyone thought the Civil War would be one battle. The CSA puts it’s capital in _____

volunteers, good, ready, Richmond Virginia

On 7/21/1861, the Union and Confederacy collided in _____ that ended up being the Battle of _____. The US has _____ casualties and the CSA had _____ casualties.

Manassas, Bull Run, 2.7k, 2.0k