Secession and War

Which was the first state to vote to secede from the Union?

• Georgia

• Maryland

• Missouri

• South Carolina

Who was the first president of the Confederate States of America?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

• Stephen Douglas

Which of these concepts did secessionists use to support their views?

• constitutionalism

• federalism

• popular sovereignty

• states’ rights

Which of these was the third state to secede from the Union?

• Connecticut

• Florida

• New York

• Ohio

Which event marked the beginning of the Civil War?

• attack on Fort Sumter

• Lincoln-Douglas debates

• Lincoln inauguration

• secession of South Carolina

The issue of (a)   created a break in the Democratic Party during the 1860 presidential election.

In the presidential election of 1860, Lincoln ran against (a)   additional candidates.

Lincoln’s name was not even on the ballot in most Southern states; however, he was elected U.S. president. This was because the North had a larger (a)   .

White Southerners feared that the 1860 victories by Lincoln’s (a)   Party would result in slave revolts.

After the election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency, the Southern states debated the question of (a)   , or withdrawing from the Union.