Southern Secession

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

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.

Who became the nominee of the Constitutional Union Party in the presidential election of 1860?

• Jefferson Davis

• John J. Crittenden

• Sam Houston

• John Bell

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.

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

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.

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.

How did South Carolina respond after the election of Abraham Lincoln as president?

• It demanded an immediate recount of popular and electoral votes.

• It seceded and called on Southern states to do the same.

• It called for the immediate impeachment of President Lincoln.

• It demanded that the Supreme Court declare the election null and void.

By February of 1861, how many states seceded from the Union?

• 5

• 11

• 9

• 7

Which 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 act of secession.

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

• He expressed hope that the new nation would prosper.