Sectional Policies, the Election of 1860, and the Collapse of the Union

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In which area did Lincoln receive the most votes? Options: North, South, Border States, Territories

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North

Front

Which candidate carried the South in the Election of 1860?

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Breckenridge

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Which political party was most popular in the North?

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Republicans

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What percentage of the popular vote did Lincoln receive in the Election of 1860?

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40

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What caused the crisis in Kansas that resulted in two competing state governments? Options: Congress's decision to delay statehood for Kansas until a compromise could be reached, the decision to allow residents to vote on whether Kansas would be a slave or free state, the admission of Kansas into the Union without mentioning slavery, Missouri's desire to annex Kansas as part of it own state

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the decision to allow residents to vote on whether Kansas would be a slave or free state

Front

Anger over the Kansas-Nebraska Act led to the formation of what political party?

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the Republicans

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What factor allowed Abraham Lincoln to win the presidential election in 1860?

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the division in the Democratic Party between the North and South

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Lincoln's election in 1860 prompted what reaction in the Southern states?

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They seceded from the Union.

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Six weeks after Lincoln was elected the South began talking of withdrawing from the Union. This is called.....

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Secession

Front

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

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Fort Sumter