Civil War Presidents
Despite what most people would have you believe, the Civil War was not one side vs. one side, it was not a single burst of tension that led into war, and it did not grow and explode on the leadership of one United States President. As President of the United States, men from different backgrounds and with different plans for the U.S.'s future, walked through the doors of the White House and faced down the bitter issue of slavery. From President Zachary Taylor to well-known President Abraham Lincoln, the South and the North bombarded these men with the constantly debated question; what is right and what is wrong? Slavery has it's mark on our history - so lets take a look at the men who did, or didn't, let it happen.
Once you've read over the short biographies of our Civil War Presidents, test you're knowledge with the questions below.
1. Which President issued the Emancipation Proclamation? Click here for answer.
2.Under which President did the first states threaten to secede? Click here for answer.
3. Which President agreed with the Compromise of 1850? Click here for answer.
4. Which President was known as "Old Rough and Ready"? Click here for answer.
5. During his Inaugural speech, which President pointed out that expansion was necessary for the United State's safety? Click here for answer.
6. Which President was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth? Click here for answer.
7. Which President was a slaveowner, yet took a moderate stance against slavery? Click here for answer.
8. Under which President did the event known as "Bleeding Kansas" - the start of the Civil War - occur? Click here for answer.
9. Which President was disliked for signing the Fugitive Slave Act? Click here for answer.
10. Which President denied the states secession? Click here for answer.
1. Which President issued the Emancipation Proclamation? Click here for answer.
2.Under which President did the first states threaten to secede? Click here for answer.
3. Which President agreed with the Compromise of 1850? Click here for answer.
4. Which President was known as "Old Rough and Ready"? Click here for answer.
5. During his Inaugural speech, which President pointed out that expansion was necessary for the United State's safety? Click here for answer.
6. Which President was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth? Click here for answer.
7. Which President was a slaveowner, yet took a moderate stance against slavery? Click here for answer.
8. Under which President did the event known as "Bleeding Kansas" - the start of the Civil War - occur? Click here for answer.
9. Which President was disliked for signing the Fugitive Slave Act? Click here for answer.
10. Which President denied the states secession? Click here for answer.
"This was the man God gave us when the hour proclaimed the dawn of Liberty begun." ~John Hall Ingham