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WorksheetsPrelude to Secession and War
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The issue of ___________ created a division in the Democratic Party during the presidential election of 1860.
three
Republican
slavery
secession
populous
Lincoln and ___________ other candidates ran for president in 1860.
three
Republican
slavery
secession
populous
Southerners feared that the 1860 victories of Lincoln's ________ Party would result in slave revolts.
three
Republican
slavery
secession
populous
After the election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency, the southern states debated the question of _________, or withdrawing from the Union.
three
Republican
slavery
secession
populous
Which was the first state to vote to secede from the Union?
Georgia
Maryland
Missouri
South Carolina
What event marked the beginning of the Civil War?
attack on Fort Sumter
Lincoln-Douglas debates
Lincoln's inauguration
secession of South Carolina
Why did the Southern states see Abraham Lincoln as a great threat?
He supported popular sovereignty
He promised to maintain slavery
He did not take a position on slavery
He wanted to ban slavery in new territories
After the election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency, what did the southern states debate?
Secession
War
Arsenal
State Rights
Who was the first Republican to win the presidency?
Abraham Lincoln
Ronald Reagan
Donald Trump
George W. Bush
When was the Republican Party founded?
1754
1854
1855
2022
What was the reason for the formation of the Republican Party?
They were against taxes, wanted to reduce them
They wanted a stronger federal government
They wanted the expansion of slavery in the western states
They did not want the expansion of slavery in the western states
During the 1860 election...
The Republican party was divided over slavery.
The Whigs won easily.
The Democratic party was divided over slavery.
Abraham Lincoln won more than 80% of the popular vote.
What was the platform of the Republican party?
in favor of slavery
total equality for African Americans
opposed to the expansion of slavery in the West
An Illinois lawyer who became the 16th President of the United States
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglas
James Buchanan
John C. Fremont
Choose the candidates who were in the 1860 elections
Stephen Douglas, John Calhoun
Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas
Stephen Douglas, Alexander Hamilton
Abraham Lincoln, John Brown
Which of these people ran for the Southern Democratic Party?
Abraham Lincoln
William Garrison
John Breckinridge
What did the election of 1860 demonstrate about the United States?
Sectionalism dominated the nation
The southern states were the strongest
The northern states wanted slavery
There was widespread support for popular sovereignty
Why did Abraham want to abolish slavery in the South?
He wanted them for the North (Union)
He did not want slavery to continue throughout the country
He thought they did not deserve to live in this country
His vice president convinced him to end slavery
The idea that the country could not continue being half and half free was Lincoln's message in...
State of the Union Address 1860
"House Divided Speech"
Gettysburg Address
Second Inaugural Address
Abraham Lincoln faced and debated with this "little giant" for a Senate seat.
Stephen Fuller Austin
Stephen Curry
Stephen Douglas
Frederick Douglass
This guy tried to start a slave revolt... it didn't work.
Abraham Lincoln
John Bell
John Breckenridge
John Brown
What was the final fate of John Brown?
He was hanged.
He was acquitted because he was found insane.
He single-handedly ended slavery in the United States.
He was executed by lethal injection.
What was the main problem that caused the Civil War?
slavery
states' rights
manifest destiny
independence
Who was elected as the President of the Confederate States of America?
Stephen Douglas
John C. Breckenridge
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
