14.3 "Secession and War" Quizizz Lesson

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Lincoln and ​

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other candidates ran for president in 1860.

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Even though his name was not on the ballot in most Southern states, Lincoln was elected U.S. president because the North was more ___.

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After the election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency, the Southern states debated the question of __, or withdrawing from the Union.

Multiple Choice

Which was the first state to vote to secede from the Union?

• Georgia

• Maryland

• North Carolina

• South Carolina

Multiple Choice

Who was the first president of the Confederate States of America?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

• Stephen Douglas

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Multiple Choice

In Lincoln’s first Inaugural Address, he

• declared the Southern states to be enemies.

• recognized the South as a separate country.

• vowed to hold federal property in the South.

• repealed slavery in the Southern states.

Multiple Choice

Which event marked the beginning of the Civil War?

• attack on Fort Sumter

• Lincoln-Douglas debates

• Lincoln inauguration

• secession of South Carolina

Use the preceding slides and/or pgs. 509 - 513 to help you answer the following questions.

14.3

Secession and War

Multiple Choice

What contributed to Abraham Lincoln’s victory in the 1860 presidential election?

(pg. 508)

• John Bell ran as a moderate.

• Enslaved people were allowed to vote.

• Southern states did not participate in the election.

• The Democratic Party split over the issue of slavery.

Multiple Choice

What made Southern states worry about Lincoln’s victory?

• the belief that the South would be economically strong without the North

• the belief that Republicans would order a military invasion of the South

• the belief that Republicans would interfere with slavery and promote slave revolts

• the belief that the North would attempt to secede

Multiple Choice

Which reason did Southern states use to justify secession?

• The 1860 presidential election was corrupt.

• Every state has rights within the United States.

• Individuals have natural rights to own property.

• The right to secede is guaranteed by the Constitution

Multiple Choice

Southern states claimed that the federal government broke its contract with the states by ____.

(pg. 509)

• allowing popular sovereignty to determine the status of slavery

• ending the slave trade in Washington, D.C.

• ruling that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional

• refusing to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act

Multiple Select

What did Lincoln say in his first Inaugural Address? Select ALL that apply.

(pg. 512)

• He would not allow secession to continue.

• He would enforce the laws of the United States in the South.

• The federal government would respect states’ rights.

• The South would be responsible if a civil war began.