The Civil War

1. Identify the southern states

Ans: They are Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee.

2. Who was the US president who proclaimed war against the South?

Ans: The president who proclaimed war against the south was Abraham Lincoln.

3. Why was the Civil War fought?

Ans: The civil war was fought because the southern states seceded from the union as they did not want to abolish slavery and the government saw that as a rebellion. The civil war started when the southern states attacked a U.S. military installation at Fort Sumter in South Carolina on April 12, 1861.

4. When was this war fought?

Ans: The war was fought from april 12, 1861 to april 9, 1865

5. What was the outcome of this war?

Ans: The Union won the war and and all slaves were freed from slavery in the southern states.