[Illustration: MAYOR'S OFFICE, APRIL 15th, 1865, Death notice of Abraham Lincoln]
QUESTIONS AND TOPICS
[Use maps constantly while studying this period. The maps provided in Dodge's Bird's-Eye View are admirably adapted to this purpose.]
CHAPTER 37
§ 380.--a. What did Lincoln say about the Union? What did he say about slavery? What oath did Lincoln take?
b. Was his inaugural conciliatory to the South?
§§ 381, 382.--a. What was the result of Buchanan's attempt to send supplies to Fort Sumter?
b. Why did Lincoln inform the governor of South Carolina of his determination to succor Fort Sumter?
c. What was the effect on Northern opinion of the attack on Fort Sumter?