Homework 12-E - Election of 1860 and Secession

What was apparent following the presidential election of 1860?

• The nation was divided over slavery.

• Lincoln was popular throughout the nation.

• There was little support for abolitionists in the North.

• Southern states were eager to abolish slavery.

Which event turned the secession crisis into a civil war?

• the election of Abraham Lincoln

• South Carolina's shelling of Fort Sumter

• John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry

• Preston Brooks's attack on Charles Sumner

What was the first state to secede from the Union?

• Georgia

• Virginia

• Missouri

• South Carolina

True or False? Lincoln and the Republican Party believed that slavery should be banned in all of the states and territories.

• True

• False

Which candidate in 1860 was not even on the ballot in many of the Southern states?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stephen Douglas

• John Breckinridge

• John Bell

During the Election of 1860...

• The Republican party was split over slavery.

• Whigs won easily

• The Democratic party was split over slavery

• Abraham Lincoln won over 80% of the popular vote

The best way to describe the Republican opinion on slavery in the election of 1860 was that...

• Slavery should be allowed in all states.

• Slavery should not be allowed in any state.

• Slavery should not be allowed in the territories.

• Slavery should be made illegal.

What does "secede" mean?

• to file a lawsuit

• to break away

• to protest

• to join

The Civil War officially began when southern troops attacked...

• The White House

• Philadelphia

• Fort Necessity

• Fort Sumter

What was Lincoln's opinion about the secession of southern states?

• He had no authority to stop secession.

• The Constitution allowed Secession.

• Secession was morally correct but unconstitutional.

• Secession was morally wrong and unconstitutional.