Election of Abraham Lincoln

Use this to answer the following questions.

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Read the Newsela Article

Multiple Choice

What was one of the main issues of the election of 1860?

• Education

• Slavery

• Healthcare

• Immigration

Multiple Choice

Who were the two front-runners for the Republican presidential nomination in 1860?

• Abraham Lincoln and William Seward

• Stephen Douglas and John Breckinridge

• John Breckinridge and William Seward

• John Bell and Stephen Douglas

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from the article shows Southern Democrats' MAIN opinion about slavery?

• The bill didn't pass, but it opened the door for later anti-slavery legislation.

• The party, it was decided, would not seek to end slavery in those states where it was currently legal.

• Southern Democrats thought slavery should be expanded, while Northern Democrats opposed the idea.

• It also confirmed deep-seated divisions between the North and South over the issues of slavery and states' rights.

Multiple Choice

Read the section "Democrats Split Over Slavery." How does this section contribute to the article's main idea?

• by highlighting the disagreements that caused the breakup of the Democratic Party

• by explaining why Southern Democrats disagreed with the Republican plan to end slavery

• by showing how slavery affected the economy of the Southern states

• by describing how Southern Democrats wanted slavery spread into new states

Multiple Choice

Read the section "1860 Republican National Convention." What does this section explain that others do not?

• how the Republican Party was formed

• how Abraham Lincoln worked to end slavery

• how Abraham Lincoln got involved with politics

• how the Republican Party felt about slavery

Multiple Choice

What was the main promise of the Constitutional Union Party?

• To defend the Constitution and the Union

• To end slavery in all states

• To support states' rights

• To expand the Missouri Compromise line

Multiple Choice

How many electoral votes did Lincoln receive in the 1860 election?

• 72

• 150

• 39

• 180

Multiple Choice

Why did John Brown choose to raid Harper's Ferry?

• It was a Union stronghold in the South.

• It was close to Washington, D.C., so he could go there next.

• It had a large armory, which he hoped to use to encouarge enslaved people to rebel.

• It was close to his home, so he knew the territory.

Multiple Choice

True or False: Many enslaved people joined John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

What happened to John Brown after the Raid on Harper's Ferry?

• He was hanged for his crimes.

• He was made into a martyr by Northern abolitionists.

• He was described as a lunatic after the Civil War.

Match

Match the following candidates with their respective parties in the 1860 election.

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stephen Douglas

• John Breckinridge

• John Bell

Republican Party

Northern Democrats

Southern Democrats

Constitutional Union Party

• Republican Party

• Northern Democrats

• Southern Democrats

• Constitutional Union Party

Multiple Choice

Who won the popular vote in the 1860 election?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stephen Douglas

• John Breckinridge

• John Bell

Multiple Choice

Who won the electoral college vote in the 1860 election?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stephen Douglas

• John Breckinridge

• John Bell

Multiple Choice

True or False: Based on his inaugural address, Lincoln intended to end slavery in the United States.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which states immediately seceded from the Union when LIncoln was elected?

• All of the Southern States

• The Southern States, minus the border states

• The Northern States

• The Western territories

Categorize

Options (16)

Oregon

California

Maine

New York

Illinois

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Michigan

Alabama

Arkansas

Florida

Georgia

Louisiana

Mississippi

North Carolina

Tennessee

Categorize the following states into Union or Confederate States

Union States

Confederate States

Multiple Choice

What event caused the border states like Virginia to secede from the Union?

• John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry

• The election of Abraham Lincoln

• The attack on Fort Sumter

• The Battle of Bull Run