Southern Secession

Who won the Election of 1860?

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Brown

• John Bell

• John Breckinridge

Why did some southern states fear Lincoln's victory?

• They thought he would use popular sovereignty to end slavery

• They thought he would make slavery illegal

• They thought he might invade territories to end slavery

• They thought he might pass constitutional amendments to end slavery

There were ​ (a)   states that ​ (b)   from the United States in ​ (c)   .

• 7
• 11
• 8
• seceded
• succeeded
• preceded
• 1860
• 1863
• 1859

Which best describes southern secession rationale?

• States had voluntarily joined the Union so they could leave if the wanted

• States were forced to join and wanted the choice to leave

• States were independent countries anc could do what they wanted

• Southern states did not want to secede, at all

Match the following

• United States of America President

• Jefferson Davis

• Free and Slave states, part of USA

• South Carolina

• Proslavery, created their own country

• United States

• Confederate States of America President

• Confederate States

• First state to secede

• Abraham Lincoln

​ (a)   became President of the ​ (b)  

• Jefferson Davis
• Abraham Lincoln
• Elijah Lovejoy
• Robert E. Lee
• Confederate States of America
• Confederate Southern States of the Union
• Confederation of Nations

Reorder the following events in the correct chronologial order

• Southern Secession

• Missouri Compromise

• Kansas Nebraska Act

• Compromise of 1850

• Election of 1860