Divisive Politics - DE 9.3 page six

What was a significant result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• The formation of the Whig Party

• The split of political parties along sectional lines

• The end of the Democratic Party

• The unification of the Northern and Southern Democrats

Which party was formed by 'free soil' Democrats, abolitionists, and former antislavery Whigs?

• The Know-Nothing Party

• The Republican Party

• The Whig Party

• The Democratic Party

What was the main focus of the Know-Nothing Party during the presidential election of 1856?

• Opposing immigration and ignoring the slavery issue

• Promoting popular sovereignty

• Supporting immigration

• Abolishing slavery

Who was the Republican candidate in the presidential election of 1856?

• James Buchanan

• Abraham Lincoln

• Millard Fillmore

• John C. Frémont

What did the Republicans believe regarding slavery?

• Slavery should be expanded to western territories

• Slavery should be decided by popular sovereignty

• Slavery should be abolished immediately

• No person should own another and slavery should be kept out of western territories

What was Abraham Lincoln's position when he accepted the Illinois Republican party’s nomination for U.S. senator in 1858?

• He supported the expansion of slavery

• He was against the abolition of slavery

• He believed the government could endure half slave and half free

• He warned that a house divided against itself cannot stand

Which party did Millard Fillmore represent in the 1856 presidential election?

• The Republican Party

• The Democratic Party

• The Know-Nothing Party

• The Whig Party

What was the stance of Southern Democrats after the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• They supported the abolition of slavery

• They were against the spread of slavery

• They joined the Republican Party

• They supported popular sovereignty

How did the election of 1856 reflect the sectional tensions in the United States?

• Voting was based on national unity

• Voting was rigidly sectional

• The election was not influenced by sectional issues

• All parties agreed on the issue of slavery

What was the outcome of the 1856 presidential election?

• Abraham Lincoln won the election

• John C. Frémont won the election

• Millard Fillmore won the election

• James Buchanan won the election