Causes of Secession 1860

How did Unionists in South Carolina view the idea of secession?

• They were for defending the South's way of life by protecting the right to own slaves.

• They believed all southern states should secede from the Union.

• The believed in trusting the federal government and staying unified as southern states.

• They were seeking another compromise over the issue of slavery that would protect its use in the South.

Why did many cooperationists in South Carolina value the Union even though they supported secession?

• They wanted to cooperate with the northern states to make sure slavery would stay legal in the South.

• There was a need to work on compromises for the new territories and the Up Country of South Carolina.

• If the south seceded, they wanted to make sure all of the southern states would support secession, not just South Carolina.

• The majority were unsure about the need for secession as a means for improvement.

Why did the South fear the abolition of slavery?

• It would leave the South vulnerable to invasion from the North.

• It would incraese the official population of the South.

• It would end southern wealth and political influence.

• It would destroy the religious institutions established there.

Under what condition did Cooperationists in South Carolina believe that the state should secede from the Union?

• only with the support from all other southern states

• only once Abraham Lincoln was elected as president

• only after slavery was officially abolished

• only after the North attacked a southern city

Why were South Carolinians who considered themselves to be secessionists concerned about the election of Abraham Lincoln?

• They were afraid Lincoln would regulate the production of cash crops.

• They believed Lincoln would lower prices and raise taxes on cotton.

• They were afraid Lincoln would push for the abolishment of slavery.

• They believed Lincoln would place limits on immigration to the United States.

Which statement accurately describes the attitudes in South Carolina regarding secession?

• There was some debate about secession before LIncoln's eleciton, but at the convention all the delegates agreed secession was the right idea.

• After the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin, South Carolinians unanimously agreed that secession was necessary.

• Many citizens of South Carolina opposed secession, and there was fighting between factions while the Confederacy was formed.

• While the state leaders were reluctant to break ties with the Union, a majority of average citizens pushed for secession.

South Carolina's secession demonstrated a belief in which idea?

• federal supremacy

• expansionism

• states' rights

• imperialism

What idea was justification for South Carolina's secession from the Union?

• A capitalist economic system was hurting the country.

• Too much government regulation was preventing industrialization.

• Poor citizens deserved more representation in government.

• States' rights were more important than federal power.

What was the outcome of the South Carolina Secession Convention in 1860?

• The majority of the members voted to secede from the United States.

• Members voted to secede if Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election.

• Members formed militias and planed for the eventual invasion of the Confederacy.

• All of the members voted to secede from the United States.

This is an excerpt from an ordinance adopted by South Carolina in 1860. This ordinance shows the actions of which group?

We, the people of the state of South Carolina, in convention assembled do and ordain...that the Unnion now subsisting between South Carolina and other states, under the name of "The United States of America" is hereby dissolved.

• cooperationists

• isolationists

• secessionists

• unionists