Lincoln's Election

❖In the Election of 1860, Lincoln runs as the _______________.

• Democrat

• Republican

• Confederate

• Unionist

Lincoln was against the spread of slavery.

• True

• False

Lincoln ran against three people who were for the

• spread of slavery.

• abolition of slavery.

• war starting as soon as possible.

• all the answers are correct

Lincoln won the election even though he received only 40% of the votes. The other three candidates split the vote.

• True

• False

As soon as Lincoln was declared the winner of the presidency, Southern states started to

• cry

• bomb the north

• free all their slaves

• secede

Secede - to withdraw from; to leave

• True

• False

The Southern States were afraid that Lincoln would try to abolish

• the death penalty

• slavery

• voting

• marriage

The number of southern states that seceded from the union.

• 3

• 5

• 7

• 9

• 11

The Southern states formed the

• United States of America

• Racist States of America

• Slave Owning States of America

• Confederate States of America

______________ was named the president of the Confederacy.

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stephen Douglas

• Jefferson Davis

• Frederick Douglass