Gallopade Checkpoint 18

Match the descriptions with the correct political party.

Groups:

(a) Republican Party

,

(b) Northern Democratic Party

• opposed spread of slavery to new territories

• supported popular sovereignty on slavery issue

• Stephen Douglas

• Abraham Lincoln

What was the impact of the Battle of Fort Sumter? (Choose 2)

• President Lincoln used the battle to call for volunteers to join the Union army.

• President Lincoln stopped using forts during the war.

• More southern states started to support secession.

• More southern states decided to support Lincoln.

• The long battle discouraged the South and demoralized the troops.

Choose the best synonym for secede.

• abolish

• fight

• leave

• join

Which event directly resulted in the start of the secession of Southern states?

• Abraham Lincoln was elected president.

• John Brown attempted to raid Harpers Ferry.

• Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

• Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.

How did the Battle of Fort Sumter begin?

• Abraham Lincoln ordered his troops to retake the fort from the North.

• Abraham Lincoln sent supply ships to the fort, and Jefferson Davis ordered his troops to fire.

• Jefferson Davis ordered his troops to retake the fort from the South.

• Jefferson Davis sent supply ships to the fort, and Abraham Lincoln ordered his troops to fire.

What was the impact of the Battle of Fort Sumter? (Choose 2)

• President Lincoln used the battle to call for volunteers to join the Union army.

• President Lincoln stopped using forts during the war.

• More southern states started to support secession.

• More southern states decided to support Lincoln.

• The long battle discouraged the South and demoralized the troops.

Choose the best synonym for secede.

• abolish

• fight

• leave

• join

Which event directly resulted in the start of the secession of Southern states?

• Abraham Lincoln was elected president.

• John Brown attempted to raid Harpers Ferry.

• Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

• Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.

How did the Battle of Fort Sumter begin?

• Abraham Lincoln ordered his troops to retake the fort from the North.

• Abraham Lincoln sent supply ships to the fort, and Jefferson Davis ordered his troops to fire.

• Jefferson Davis ordered his troops to retake the fort from the South.

• Jefferson Davis sent supply ships to the fort, and Abraham Lincoln ordered his troops to fire.