Road to the Civil War Review

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Who was the Democratic presidential candidate that had the most votes in the election of 1860?

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Stephen A. Douglas

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Who did Southern Democrats support for president in 1860? Options: Stephen A. Douglas, John C. Brickenridge, John Bell

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John C. Brickenridge

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Who did Republicans choose as their candidate?

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Abraham Lincoln

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How did the population of the North affect the outcome of the election of 1860?

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More Population/More Voters; Voted for Lincoln

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What happened on December 20, 1860?

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South Carolina held a special convention and voted to secede.

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Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina met on February 4, 1861, to form a new nation, known as the _________________________?

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Confederate States of America

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By refusing to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act and by denying the Southern states equal rights in the territories, the Confederacy believed that the national government violated the contract among the states.

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True

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How did the South test President Lincoln’s vow to hold federal property?

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They seized some United States forts within their states, including Fort Sumter.

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This event happened on March 4, 1861.

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Lincoln's Presidential Inauguration

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What event occurred on April 12, 1861?

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Confederate Soldiers fired upon Fort Sumter