WorksheetsSouthern Secession
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which group opposed the spread of slavery during the 1860 presidential election?
the Southern Democratic Party
the Republican Party
the Constitutional Union Party
the Democratic Party
As a result of the Democratic convention in 1860
Abraham Lincoln became their candidate.
the party split and two candidates were nominated.
John C. Breckinridge emerged as the party’s leader.
the party agreed on an anti-slavery message.
Who became the nominee of the Constitutional Union Party in the presidential election of 1860?
Jefferson Davis
John J. Crittenden
Sam Houston
John Bell
In the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln
failed to win a majority of the electoral vote.
won only forty percent of the popular vote.
failed to win any Northern states.
won fewer states than Stephen A. Douglas.
Which would most likely have been supported by states’ rights advocates during the 1860 presidential election?
the abolition of slavery
the idea of popular sovereignty
the candidacy of John Bell
the candidacy of Abraham Lincoln
During a state convention in December of 1860, South Carolina voted to
ban slavery in the state.
declare its support for Abraham Lincoln.
affirm its support for popular sovereignty.
leave the Union and establish a confederacy.
In addition to voting for secession, what else did South Carolina propose at its state convention held following the election of 1860?
It called for a confederacy of the Southern states.
It called for the impeachment of President Lincoln.
It called for a recount of popular votes.
It called for a recount of electoral votes.
How did South Carolina respond after the election of Abraham Lincoln as president?
It demanded an immediate recount of popular and electoral votes.
It seceded and called on Southern states to do the same.
It called for the immediate impeachment of President Lincoln.
It demanded that the Supreme Court declare the election null and void.
By February of 1861, how many states seceded from the Union?
5
11
9
7
Which best describes President Lincoln’s reaction to the formation of the Confederate States of America?
He demanded that the South free its enslaved people.
He refused to accept the act of secession.
He threatened war unless the South returned to the Union.
He expressed hope that the new nation would prosper.
Which best describes the reaction of other Southern states to South Carolina’s secession?
They demanded a second presidential election.
They remained in the Union.
They remained in the Union.
They voted to secede from the Union.
Who became president of the Confederacy in 1861?
John C. Breckinridge
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Which of these states were part of the Confederacy?
Nebraska and Kansas
Illinois and Georgia
Mississippi and Illinois
Alabama and Georgia
Delegates from which state took part in the meeting to form a new Confederate government in February 1861?
Maine
Kentucky
Missouri
Mississippi
A result of the Confederacy’s creation in early 1861 was that
Southern states declared themselves independent from the US.
John Breckinridge led the meeting to write a Confederate Constitution.
Texas decided to remain a part of the United States.
Lincoln quickly declared war against the Confederacy.
During the Southern secession of 1861, which state voted last to leave the Union?
Florida
Georgia
Virginia
Texas
