Question

1. election of 1860: why did lincolns election trigger southern secession? 22) civil war (1861 - 1865): what were the main turning points of the civil war, and how did each affect the union and confederacy? 23) 13th amendment (1865): how did the 13th amendment transform the legal status of millions of americans? 24) 14th and 15th amendments (1868, 1870): how did these reconstruction amendments seek to redefine citizenship and voting rights in the postwar united states?

Explanation:

1. Lincoln opposed the expansion of slavery. Southerners feared he'd end it, thus triggering secession.
2. Key turning - points like Gettysburg weakened the Confederacy's offensive and strengthened the Union's morale. Vicksburg split the Confederacy.
3. The 13th Amendment abolished slavery, making millions of formerly enslaved Americans free legally.
4. The 14th Amendment defined citizenship and equal protection under the law. The 15th Amendment prohibited the denial of voting rights based on race.

Answer:

1. Lincoln opposed slavery expansion, scaring the South.
2. Gettysburg weakened Confederacy, strengthened Union morale; Vicksburg split Confederacy.
3. Abolished slavery, freed millions.
4. 14th defined citizenship, equal protection; 15th prohibited race - based voting denial.