US History Nation in Crisis

What state was Abraham Lincoln from?

• Illinois

• Indiana

• Kentucky

• Tennessee

What caused the Southern states to secede from the Union?

• Disagreements over slavery

• Economic differences between the North and the South

• Political conflict between the two sections

• The Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott case

What's the timeline of the era leading up to the Civil War?

• 1820-1840

• 1850-1861

• 1861-1881

• 1901-1921

Which state was the first southern state to secede?

• Florida

• Virginia

• North Carolina

• South Carolina

What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 allow?

• People to vote for slavery in the territories

• The expansion of slavery into the North

• The abolition of slavery in the South

• The division of the Kansas Territory into two territories

Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?

• Stephen A. Douglas

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

What political party did slavery opponents in the North form?

• Democratic Party

• Republican Party

• Whig Party

• Federalist Party

What event in 1859 heightened sectional tensions?

• The Compromise of 1859

• The Dred Scott decision

• The Harpers Ferry raid

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

What did Lincoln promise to do in his inaugural address?

• End slavery in the whole country

• Not to interfere with slavery where it existed

• Allow the south to form its own country

• Make deals to keep peace in the country

What did the Southern states do after Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860?

• They seceded from the Union

• They abolished slavery

• They formed the Confederate States of America

• They elected Jefferson Davis as their president