Chapter 18 - Causes of Southern Secession

Which opposed the spread of slavery to new territories?

• Republican Party

• Northern Democratic Party

• Constitutional Union Party

• Southern Democratic Party

Which party supported popular sovereignty on slavery issue?

• Republican Party

• Northern Democratic Party

• Southern Democratic Party

• Constitutional Union Party

In the election of 1860, who was the candidate for the Northern Democratic Party?

• Stephen Douglas

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Bell

• John Breckinridge

In the election of 1860, who was the candidate for the Republican Party?

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Brickinridge

• John Bell

• Stephen Douglas

How did the Battle of Fort Sumter begin?

• Abraham Lincoln ordered his troops to retake the fort from the North.

• Abraham Lincoln sent supply ships to the fort, and Jefferson Davis ordered his troops to fire.

• Jefferson Davis ordered his troops to retake the fort from the South

• Jefferson Davis sent supply ships to the fort, and Abraham Lincoln ordered his troops to fire.

Which event directly resulted in the start of the secession of Southern states?

• Abraham Lincoln was elected president.

• John Brown attempted to raid Harpers Ferry.

• Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

• Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.

Choose the best synonym for secede.

• leave

• abolish

• fight

• join

What was the impact of the Battle of Fort Sumter? (Choose 2)

• President Lincoln used the battle to call for volunteers to join the Union army.

• President Lincoln stopped using forts during the war

• More southern states started to support secession.

• More southern states decided to support Lincoln.

• The long battle discouraged the South and demoralized the troops.