The Civil War Begins

Who ran for president as a Republican in 1860?

• Stephen Douglas

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• John C. Breckinridge

How did South Carolina respond to the election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860?

• It called for a state convention and demanded a recount.

• It reluctantly agreed to support the policies of the new president.

• It declared independence from the Union and the Confederacy.

• It called a state convention and voted to secede from the Union.

During the presidential election of 1860, which political party was divided on the issue of slavery?

• the Whig Party

• the Constitutional Union Party

• the Republican Party

• the Democratic Party

Which concept would states’ rights advocates have supported during the 1860 presidential election?

• the abolition of slavery

• the idea of popular sovereignty

• the candidacy of John Bell

• the candidacy of Abraham Lincoln

During a special state convention in December of 1860, South Carolina voted to______

• ban slavery from the state.

• declare its support for Abraham Lincoln.

• affirm its support for popular sovereignty.

• secede from the Union.

How did individual states secede from the Union in 1861?

• through votes in their state legislatures and conventions

• by collecting the signatures of Southern voters on petitions

• through a vote during the Democratic Party convention

• by collecting the signatures of Southern slaveholders

In January of 1861, several Southern states responded to the recent presidential election by

• sending delegates to protest the inaugural address.

• petitioning to remove the new president from office.

• firing on a federal military fort in South Carolina.

• uniting under a new Confederate government.

Which statement best describes President Lincoln’s reaction to the formation of the Confederate States of America?

• He demanded that the South free its enslaved people.

• He refused to accept the secession of states from the Union.

• He threatened war unless the South returned to the Union.

• He expressed hope that the new nation would prosper.

Which statement best describes the events of February 4, 1861?

• Delegates in South Carolina met to vote on whether or not to secede from the Union.

• Citizens went to the polls to vote for Lincoln, Douglas, Breckinridge, or Bell for the presidency.

• Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter and forced Union soldiers to surrender.

• Delegates from several Southern states met to form a new Confederate government.

Which of the following was an area of agreement between Lincoln and Davis?

• Both wanted to avoid a war between the North and South.

• Both considered Davis an equal leader to Lincoln.

• Both considered Lincoln the rightful leader of the Union.

• Both believed the South had a right to leave the Union.