SC Secession & Ft. Sumter Quiz
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3rd - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What major event led SC to issue it's second Ordinance of Secession?
The Election of 1860
The Election 1856
The Election of 1964
The Election of 1776
Answer explanation
With the Election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States. He had not appeared on many of the ballots in the Southern states.
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following was a result of Abraham Lincoln becoming the President of the US in 1860?
Check all that apply.
South Carolina declares itself a nation.
Immediate war broke out between the states.
South Carolina secedes from the Union.
South Carolina joined forces with Great Britain.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What does it mean for a state to secede from the union?
They are leaving the United States
They were abolishing slavery
They were being added to the Union as a state
They had formed an alliance with a foreign nation
Answer explanation
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What does the introduction to SC's Ordinance of Secession state as their main reason for seceding the Union?
Violations of the US Constitution and states' rights
Federal government did not protect them against pirates
Violation of civil rights
Taxation without representation
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Based on the excerpt, what is the main message SC is making the US government?
Since the government did not met its obligation, SC did not have to keep its allegiance the the US and would rejoin the British empire.
Since the government met its obligation, SC would remain loyal to the US and abolish slavery.
Since the government met its obligation, SC would surrender all forts and rejoin the Union.
Since the government did not met its obligation, SC did not have to keep its allegiance to the US and start a new nation.
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which principles does SC state were a violation to justify them becoming a "Free, sovereign and independent state"?
Check all that apply.
People have the right to abolish the government if it no longer upheld its purpose.
States did not have the right to abolish the government.
States could govern themselves.
States had to follow strictly by the laws made by the federal government.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What does SC blame for non-slave holding states "disregard of their obligations"?
Hostility towards freedom
Their election of Abraham Lincoln
Hostility towards slavery
Their election of Jefferson Davis
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