Civil War (1860-1865)

                                                                 

Conflict over issues of how much control the federal government should have over the states, industrialization, trade, and especially slavery had increased tension between Northern and Southern states.  After Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860, 11 Southern states seceded (or withdrew) from the Union and set up an independent government--the Confederate States of America.  These events led to the outbreak of the Civil War--a brutal, bloody, four-year conflict that left the South defeated and ended slavery at the cost of more than half a million lives. Fort Sumter : : best known as the site where the American Civil War started To test your knowledge do the folloing quiz :www.funtrivia.com/quizzes/history/us_history/us_civil_war.html

US PRESIDENTS

George Washington
1st President: 1789~1797 State Represented: Virginia Party Affiliation: Federalist Fact(s): In May 1775, Washington, one of Virginia's delegates, was elected commander in chief of the Continental Army.

Personal

	Birthday: February 22, 1732
	School(s) attended: Did not attend college, but studied at home
	Wife: Martha Washington
	Occupation(s) before he was President: Planter, farmer, soldier

Other way(s) he served:

Represented Virginia in the Continental Congress

	Height: 6 feet, 2 inches
	Favorite Foods: Ice cream, fish
	Hobbies or Sports: Fishing, riding
	Pets: Horse named Nelson

Life in America

	How would he have traveled? Horse and carriage
	How would he have communicated with his friends? Letter
	U.S. Population when term began: 3,929,214
	Number of stars on flag when he left office: 16 Thomas Jefferson 3rd President: 1801-1809 State Represented: Virginia Party Affiliation:Democratic-Republican Fact(s): At age 33, he drafted the Declaration of Independence. He constructed his mountain top home, Monticello. Personal Birthday: April 13, 1743 School(s) attended: College of William and Mary Wife: Martha Jefferson Occupation(s) before he was President: Lawyer Other way(s) he served: Ambassador to France, Governor of Virginia, represented Virginia in the Continental Congress, Secretary of State, Vice President Height: 6 feet, 2.5 inches Favorite Foods: Ice cream, pancakes, spoon breads, vegetables Hobbies or Sports: Fishing, horticulture, riding, violin, walking Pets: Mockingbirds Life in America How would he have traveled? Horse and carriage How would he have communicated with his friends? Letter U.S. Population when term began: 5,308,483 Theodore  ROosevelt 26th President: 1901-1909 State Represented: New York Party Affiliation:Republican Fact(s): Born and died in New York. First president to ride in a car while president. Personal Birthday: October 27, 1858 School(s) attended: Harvard University, Columbia University Law School Wife: Alice Roosevelt, first wife, Edith Roosevelt, second wife Occupation(s) before he was President: Officer in the Naional Guard, New York police commissioner Other way(s) he served: Governor of New York, Vice President, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Height: 5 feet, 10 inches Hobbies or Sports: Boxing, hunting, jujitsu, riding, shooting, tennis, wrestling Pets: Macaw, Ponies Life in America How would he have traveled? Car How would he have communicated with his friends? Telephone, typed letter, telegram U.S. Population when term began:75,994,575 Number of stars on flag when he left office: 46 Abraham Lincoln 16th President: 1861-1865 State Represented: Illinois Party Affiliation: Republican Fact(s): He had to struggle for a living. Lincoln's mom died when he was 9. He loved to read. On Good Friday, April 14, 1865, Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre in Washington by John Wilkes Booth. Personal Birthday: Febuary 12, 1809 School(s) attended: Did not attend college, but read at home. Wife: Mary Lincoln Occupation(s) before he was President: Store clerk, rail-splitter, lawyer Other way(s) he served: Congressman Height: 6 feet, 4 inches, tallest president Favorite Foods: Fruit salad, cheese, crackers Hobbies or Sports: Walking, wrestling Pets: Horse Life in America How would he have traveled? Horse and carriage, train How would he have communicated with his friends? Letter, Telegram U.S. Population when term began: 31,443,321 Number of stars on flag when he left office: 36 Number of stars on flag when he left office: 17