Southern Secession
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8th Grade
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Tracy Oswalt
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which group opposed the spread of slavery during the 1860 presidential election?
the Southern Democratic Party
the Republican Party
the Constitutional Union Party
the Democratic Party
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
As a result of the Democratic convention in 1860
Abraham Lincoln became their candidate.
the party split and two candidates were nominated.
John C. Breckinridge emerged as the party’s leader.
the party agreed on an anti-slavery message.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who became the nominee of the Constitutional Union Party in the presidential election of 1860?
Jefferson Davis
John J. Crittenden
Sam Houston
John Bell
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln
failed to win a majority of the electoral vote.
won only forty percent of the popular vote.
failed to win any Northern states.
won fewer states than Stephen A. Douglas.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which would most likely have been supported by states’ rights advocates during the 1860 presidential election?
the abolition of slavery
the idea of popular sovereignty
the candidacy of John Bell
the candidacy of Abraham Lincoln
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
During a state convention in December of 1860, South Carolina voted to
ban slavery in the state.
declare its support for Abraham Lincoln.
affirm its support for popular sovereignty.
leave the Union and establish a confederacy.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In addition to voting for secession, what else did South Carolina propose at its state convention held following the election of 1860?
It called for a confederacy of the Southern states.
It called for the impeachment of President Lincoln.
It called for a recount of popular votes.
It called for a recount of electoral votes.
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