Election of 1860

How are the North and the South different?

• The North has many factories

• The South economy is based on cotton

• The North had big cities and the South had small towns

• All are correct

Why were Southerners upset that Lincoln won the Presidency?

• Southerners believed their way of life was in danger.

• Lincoln was against slavery

• both

What does secede mean?

• to stay

• to leave

An Illinois lawyer who became the 16^th President of the United States

• Abraham Lincoln
• Stephen Douglas
• James Buchanan
• John C. Fremont

Between 1850 and 1860, which of the following issues was a major area of conflict in  U.S. politics?

• Texas Annexation

• expansion of slavery
• U.S. policy of neutrality
• Growth of cities

What serious problem in the U.S. led to the Civil War?

• sectionalism
• free enterprise
• patriotism 
• consumerism

What state was first state to secede from the union?

• Georgia
• Alabama
• South Carolina
• North Carolina

Who was the Republican candidate in 1860?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stephen Douglas

• John Breckinridge

• John Bell

Which candidate in 1860 believed slavery should not spread any further than it already exists?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stephen Douglas

• John Breckinridge

• John Bell

Union means...

• North

• South