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How did Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860 spark the beginning of the Civil War?
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South Carolina seceded from the Union along with 7 other states. These states became the Confederate States of America and they fought against the Union.
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How did Abraham lincolns actions violate citizens civil rights?
Lincoln suspended the right of habeas corpus, or the right to be brought before a judge to tell what one is being charged with, in the border states during the beginning of the civil war in order to prevent them from seceding. He considered it necessary for the preservation of the union.
What was Lincolns attitude towards the South at the beginning of the civil war?
Lincoln would use military force only when necessary.
How did the results of the election of 1848 lead to the civil war?
southern plantation owners were angry because president Abraham Lincoln had promised to abolish slavery
What major political events lead to lincolns death?
The Civil War.
What were some of the major civil rights accomplishments of the Lincolns?
free the slaves
What was Abraham lincolns speech from the civil war called?
The Gettysburg Address
What happened first Abraham Lincolns assignation or the end of the civil war?
End of Civil War.
What is one of Abraham Lincolns accomplishments?
freed the slaves, won the civil war
When did lee surrender in Civil War?
Lee surrendered in the civil war to Abraham lincolns hourse in china
Who was dred Scott and and why was he important to the civil war?
It is important because it caused the election of Abraham Lincoln and thus leading to the secession of the south and the beginning of the civil war.
What did Mary Todd Lincoln have to do with the Civil War?
she was a nurse and shw was abraham lincolns wife
What was Abraham lincolns occupation during the civil war?
President of the United States of America.
When the civil war began what was Abraham Lincolns main goal?
Abraham Lincolns main goal at first was to keep the states together. But later slavery was included but no by choice. It just mixed in and was part of it till the end
What Important historical event that occurred during Abraham Lincolns term as president?
The American Civil War.
Whose election led directly to the civil war?
Abraham Lincoln
Who welcomed the Civil War and why?
Nobody really welcomed the civil war... There were things that led up to it like the slavery issue and Lincolns election. The main thing was Lincolns electoin because states in the south started to secced from the union.
How was the civilwar resolved?
THe civil war was resolved by death and the election of abraham licoln
