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 _______ created a break in the Democratic Party during the 1860 presidential election.

In the presidential election of 1860, Lincoln ran against _____ 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 __________.

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

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