Election of 1860, Secession, & Fort Sumter Review

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

Events & Acts: Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election even tough he wasn't on the ballot in 10 Southern states

• Election of 1860

• Fort Sumter

• Lincoln-Douglas Debates

• John Brown's Raid

Events & Acts: Confederate troops fired on the fort in Charleston, SC, marking the beginning of the Civil War

• Election of 1860

• Fort Sumter

• Lincoln-Douglas Debates

• John Brown's Raid

People: became a national figure after a series of debates about slavery; elected President of the United States in 1860

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stephen Douglas

• John Brown

• Roger Taney

What was the main issue that caused the Civil War?

• slavery

• state's rights

• manifest destiny

• independence

President Lincoln was elected November 6, 1860. How soon after did South Carolina secede from the Union?

• November 7, 1860

• December 20, 1860

• January 21, 1861

• April 12, 1861

What was the first Southern state to secede from the United States?

• Georgia

• South Carolina

• North Carolina

• Alabama