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Question
Answer the following question briefly:
Abraham Lincoln became the president of the United States during a very critical phase of American history. In this context discuss:
The secession of the southern states and its consequences
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Solution
The southern states seceded from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America. Jefferson Davis was appointed the President of the Confederacy. Lincoln was determined to save the Union at all costs-at the cost of war, if necessary. Civil war broke out in 1861. The southerners fought with determination and courage. They had brilliant generals like Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, under whose leadership they initially won a number of victories. Gradually, however, the North with its superior resources wore down the Confederacy. Lee surrendered to the Union general, Ulysses Grant, in April 1865. The Civil War came to an end. It had established the fact that the American federation was an indestructible Union of States and no state had the right to secede. The war had been fought mainly in the South and had resulted in the impoverishment of the southerners.
RELATED QUESTIONS
Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Abolition states | (a) President of the Confederacy |
| 2. Robert E. Lee | (b) 1861-65 |
| 3. President Jefferson Davis | (c) Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth |
| 4. American Civil War | (d) General of the Confederacy |
| 5. Abraham Lincoln | (e) Northern states |
State whether the following is true or false:
The American Civil War (1861-65) was one of the most bitter wars in the history of mankind
Answer the following question in one or two words/ sentences:
Why is Abraham Lincoln described as the ‘Great Emancipator’?
Answer the following question in one or two words/ sentences:
Why had the Civil War impoverished the southerners?
This is a portrait of the 16th president of the United States of America.
Name the president.
Why did Lincoln abolish slavery?
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President Lincoln was assassinated in the year _____________.
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The Southern farmers grew ________ and __________.
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The Confederacy General ____________ Lee surrendered to the Union; General _______________.
State whether the following statement is True or False
Slavery was introduced in the United States in 1619.
