Key Insights into the 1860 Presidential Election

Key Insights into the 1860 Presidential Election

Assessment

Interactive Video

Social Studies

7th Grade

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Created by

Lucas Foster

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The video discusses the pivotal election of 1860, highlighting its role in leading to the American Civil War. It covers the four main candidates: Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, John Breckenridge, and John Bell, and their differing views on slavery and union. Lincoln's victory, despite not being on the ballot in Southern states, led to Southern outrage and eventual secession, setting the stage for the Civil War.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main issue debated in the 1860 election?

Economic policies

Foreign alliances

Slavery and its expansion

Voting rights

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the Republican nominee in the 1860 election?

Stephen Douglas

John Bell

Abraham Lincoln

John Breckenridge

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Abraham Lincoln's stance on slavery?

Immediate abolition

Expansion to the west

Maintain where it exists but prevent expansion

No stance

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which party was divided over the issue of slavery?

Democratic Party

Whig Party

Republican Party

Constitutional Union Party

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who represented the Southern Democrats in the 1860 election?

Stephen Douglas

John Bell

Abraham Lincoln

John Breckenridge

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Constitutional Union Party's main platform?

State sovereignty

Defend the Constitution and keep the Union together

Expansion of slavery

Popular sovereignty

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many electoral votes did Abraham Lincoln win in the 1860 election?

12

39

72

180

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