Abraham Lincoln and the Secession of the South

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Pre-War Webquest Form 4

“Abraham Lincoln” and “The Secession of the South”

Directions: Use the Thinkquest website and the links provided to answer the following questions.

Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation

Use the links below to answer the following questions.

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/emancipationproclamatidef.htm

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h1549.html

1.  What was Abraham Lincoln’s view on slavery?

2.  What did Abraham Lincoln do to help gain control of slave states and to help slaves?

The Secession of the Lower South

1.  Which 11 States seceded from Union?

2.  What was the Confederacy’s response to leaving the Union? How did they show that they were serious about being their own country?

3.  Who became the president of the confederacy?