History

A political party that formed after separating from the Whigs; wanted to protect manufacturing in the North; was against slavery.

• Democratic party

• Republican Party

• Whigs

to separate to break away as a member in a group

• secede

• succeed

Year Lincoln was elected as president

• 1860

• 1856

What group of people helped runaway slaves?

• abolitionists

• underground railroad

what group of people thought slavery should end immediately?

• Republicans

• abolitionists

What new party did the Whigs from the North vote to start?

• Democratics

• Republicans

What did many southern states do because they did not trust the president to protect their slaves?

• they seceded

• they retired

Why were people in the free states angry when they heard stories like Burns's?

• Many thought slavery was wrong

• The cost of slaves went up.

• runaway slaves found in free states had to be returned

Why were people in slave states angry when they heard stories of runaway slaves?

• they believed slaves were their property

• they thought a slave stole himself when he ran away

• they believed slaves were free when they reached a free state.

What is true about Abraham Lincoln

• born in log cabin

• became vice president

• passed his law exams

• had four sons