The Election of 1860 and Abraham Lincoln

What was Abraham Lincoln's main goal as president according to the passage?

• To preserve the Union and keep all states together

• To abolish slavery in all states

• To expand slavery into western territories

• To win the Civil War

Which event made Abraham Lincoln well-known before he became president?

• The Lincoln-Douglas Debates

• The Civil War

• The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

• The Gettysburg Address

Why did the Southern states fear Abraham Lincoln's presidency?

• They believed he would abolish slavery

• He was from the North

• He lost the Senate race

• He was a Republican

What was the main disagreement between the North and the South during Lincoln's election?

• Slavery

• Taxation

• Trade policies

• Territorial expansion

Who were the main opponents of Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 presidential election?

• John C. Breckinridge, Stephen A. Douglas, John Bell

• Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis

• George McClellan, William Seward, Salmon P. Chase

• James Buchanan, Franklin Pierce, Millard Fillmore

What did Lincoln assure the southern states regarding slavery?

• He would not abolish slavery where it already existed

• He would abolish slavery immediately

• He would allow slavery in new territories

• He would support the spread of slavery

What was the result of the election of 1860 in terms of regional support?

• Lincoln won without any Southern state votes

• Lincoln won with majority Southern support

• Lincoln lost the Northern states

• Lincoln won with equal support from North and South

According to the text, who said, “A house divided against itself cannot stand . . .”?

• Stephen A. Douglas

• John C. Breckinridge

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Bell

What does the author describe in the text?

• a log cabin that Abraham Lincoln lived in

• a big disagreement between the U.S. North and South

• the lives of the candidates in the election of 1860

• the requirements of U.S. territories to become states

Read these sentences from the text.

People all over the North knew who Abraham Lincoln was. The Republican party decided that Lincoln should be president. Republicans chose Lincoln as their candidate for the presidential election of 1860. Lincoln mainly ran against three other candidates: John C. Breckinridge of the Southern Democratic party, Stephen A. Douglas of the Democratic party, and John Bell of the Constitutional Union party. Lincoln won the election, but not one single state from the South voted for him. The division between the North and the South was clear.

Based on this evidence, what can you conclude about the Republican party in the election of 1860?

• Many states in the North supported the Republican party.

• Many states in the South supported the Republican party.

• Northern and southern states supported the Republican party.

• No state in the North or South supported the Republican party.