the southern states formed the __________ after seceding.
lincoln was a member of the __________ party.
the attack on __________ marked the start of the civil war.
southern states justified secession by claiming __________ gave them the right to leave the union.
the key issue that caused southern states to fear lincolns election was __________.

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### 1. The Southern states formed the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ after seceding.
# Brief Explanations:
After seceding from the Union, the Southern states formed the Confederate States of America (also known as the Confederacy). This was a new government they established to govern the seceded states.
# Answer: Confederate States of America (or Confederacy)

### 2. Lincoln was a member of the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Party.
# Brief Explanations:
Abraham Lincoln was a member of the Republican Party. The Republican Party at that time was opposed to the expansion of slavery, which was a key issue leading up to the Civil War.
# Answer: Republican

### 3. The attack on \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ marked the start of the Civil War.
# Brief Explanations:
The attack on Fort Sumter marked the beginning of the American Civil War. Confederate forces attacked the Union - held Fort Sumter, and this military action led to the formal start of the war.
# Answer: Fort Sumter

### 4. Southern states justified secession by claiming \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ gave them the right to leave the Union.
# Brief Explanations:
Southern states justified their secession by claiming that the concept of states' rights (or the idea that states had the right to nullify federal laws they disagreed with and to secede if they chose) gave them the right to leave the Union. They argued that the states were sovereign and had voluntarily joined the Union, so they could voluntarily leave.
# Answer: states' rights (or the Tenth Amendment - based state sovereignty argument, though "states' rights" is the more common general term here)

### 5. The key issue that caused Southern states to fear Lincoln’s election was \_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
# Brief Explanations:
The key issue that caused Southern states to fear Lincoln's election was slavery, specifically the fear that Lincoln (and the Republican Party) would limit or abolish the expansion of slavery into new territories and potentially threaten slavery in the South itself.
# Answer: slavery (specifically the fear of slavery's restriction/abolition)

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Explanation:

1. The Southern states formed the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ after seceding.

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2. Lincoln was a member of the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Party.