1860 Presidential Election & Secession

What was the growing tension in the United States primarily concerned with, as mentioned at the beginning of the video?

• Economic tariffs

• Westward expansion

• The question of slavery

• Native American relations

What historical event is identified as the direct precipitating factor for secession and the American Civil War?

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• The Dred Scott decision

• The Election of 1860

• John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry

Who did the Democrats nominate as their candidate for the presidential election of 1860?

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Breckinridge

• Stephen Douglas

• John Bell

Who did the Republicans nominate as their candidate for the presidential election of 1860?

• Stephen Douglas

• John Breckinridge

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Bell

What was the main concern of the Free Soil Movement?

• Abolishing slavery in the South

• Preventing slavery from expanding into new territories

• Promoting industrial growth in the North

• Establishing universal suffrage

What was the primary goal of Abraham Lincoln's Free Soil platform during the 1860 election?

• To abolish slavery in all existing states

• To prevent the expansion of slavery into new territories

• To grant immediate citizenship to enslaved people

• To establish popular sovereignty in all territories

What was Abraham Lincoln's stated position regarding slavery in states where it already existed?

• He intended to abolish it immediately upon election

• He had no intention of interfering with slavery where it already existed

• He planned to gradually emancipate enslaved people over time

• He supported popular sovereignty to decide the issue in existing states

How was the Democratic Party divided during the 1860 presidential election?

• Between abolitionists and pro-slavery advocates

• Between supporters of a strong federal government and states' rights

• Between Northern and Southern factions, each with their own candidate

• Between industrial and agricultural interests

What did the Northern Democrats, represented by Stephen Douglas, advocate for regarding the question of slavery in new territories?

• Immediate abolition of slavery

• Protection of slavery by a federal slave code

• Allowing residents of the territory to decide through popular sovereignty

• Prohibiting slavery in all new territories

What concept allowed people in a territory to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery?

• Federal mandate

• Popular sovereignty

• Constitutional amendment

• Presidential decree