WorksheetsThe Election Of 1860 And How It Led To The Civil War
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
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1.
After the 1860 election between Abraham Lincoln(Republican) and Stephen Douglas(democratic), Abraham Lincoln pulled out victorious. Before that, one of his main campaign goals was...
a)
To keep the republican party unified.
b)
To make sure the discord was revealed to the Democrats.
c)
To keep the Democrats unified.
d)
To split up the Republican party.
2.
Before the election of 1860, Lincoln was able to round up a numerous amount of votes, which led him to win 180 electoral votes. Most people voted for him because he was known for…
a)
He was very friendly and tall.
b)
He paid everyone to vote for him.
c)
His speeches and mass political experience.
d)
Most of the voters were Republican.
3.
Eventually Abraham Lincoln helped to abolish slavery. At the beginning, his original views on slavery were…
a)
It should be extended to new territories.
b)
It should not be extended to new territories.
c)
Slavery was good and should stay.
d)
Slavery should be abolished.
4.
Many people thought President Abraham Lincoln was abolitionist, a person who wanted a definite end to slavery. Which best states he wasn’t?
a)
The belief slavery being morally wrong, however growing too large.
b)
The fact that the Constitution was being protective of the slavery law.
c)
The admittance to not knowing what should be done about it.
d)
The number of abolitionists already working to abolish slavery.
5.
What was the main reason slavery was a big part of the Civil War?
a)
By April slavery had become inextricably entwined with the state right power of the federal government over the state, the south ‘way of life ‘.
b)
Slavery was good and it should stay how it was.
6.
Many people trusted Abraham Lincoln because of political experience. Before he became the president Abraham Lincoln was a…
a)
He was a congressman.
b)
He was a state senate.
c)
He did not have a job.
d)
He worked for his father.
7.
Where was the Civil War fought?
a)
It was fought in a bunch of places like southern Pennsylvania to New Mexico
b)
Virginia & Tennessee
c)
Palmito Ranch, Texas
8.
What is true about the emancipation proclamation, used to free slaves and issued by President Lincoln?
a)
It freed one slave.
b)
It freed no slaves.
c)
It only appealed to areas where the federal government had no control.
9.
Who were the candidates in the 1860 election?
a)
Only Abraham Lincoln
b)
Abraham Lincoln and John Bell
c)
Abraham Lincoln, John Bell, Stephen Douglas, and John C.
10.
The election of 1860 took place...
a)
In Virginia
b)
In Texas
c)
In Illinois
d)
Everywhere
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