Civil War Secession and Election Issues

Mr. Snider's US history lesson covers the years leading up to the Civil War, focusing on the election of 1860, Southern secession, and the start of the war. The election saw four candidates, with Lincoln's victory prompting Southern states to secede. Efforts like the Crittenden Compromise failed to prevent conflict. The South's attack on Fort Sumter marked the war's beginning, leading to further secession and Lincoln's call for volunteers.

Which candidate in the 1860 election was nominated by the Republican Party?

• John Breckinridge

• Stephen Douglas

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Bell

Which party did John Bell represent in the 1860 election?

• Liberty Party

• Republican Party

• Democratic Party

• Constitutional Unionist Party

What was the stance of the Southern Democrats in the 1860 election?

• Popular sovereignty should decide slavery

• Slavery should be delayed as an issue

• Slavery should be protected and expanded by the federal government

• Slavery should be abolished

What was the main reason Southern states decided to secede after the 1860 election?

• Differences in foreign policy

• Disputes over state borders

• Economic disagreements

• Lincoln's stance on slavery in the territories

Which states were the first to form the Confederate States of America?

• Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas

• New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois

• Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, South Carolina

• Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware

Which states did not secede from the Union despite being slave states?

• South Carolina, Louisiana, Texas

• Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi

• Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri

• Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas

What was the purpose of the Crittenden Compromise?

• To resolve the secession crisis by meeting Southern demands

• To abolish slavery in all states

• To declare war on the Confederate states

• To establish a new political party

What was President Buchanan's stance on the secession of Southern states?

• He actively tried to prevent it

• He believed he had no authority to stop it

• He supported the secession

• He declared war on the seceding states

What action did Lincoln take in response to the siege of Fort Sumter?

• He sent only food supplies to the fort

• He sent armed reinforcements to the fort

• He declared war on the Confederacy

• He ordered the fort to be abandoned

What was the immediate effect of the Confederate victory at Fort Sumter?

• The Union surrendered all Southern forts

• Lincoln called for volunteers to suppress the insurrection

• The Confederacy declared victory in the Civil War

• The Union recognized the Confederacy as a separate nation