Module 16: Elections & Secession

In 1860 the Republican candidate for president was

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Breckinridge

• John Bell

• Stephen A. Douglas

Which was the first state to secede?

• South Carolina

• North Carolina

• Texas

• Alabama

Which event contributed most directly to Southern states' decision to secede from the Union?

• the Dred Scott  decision

• the voiding of the Missouri Compromise

• Abraham Lincoln's election as president

• passage of South Carolina's nullification law

Which Senate race was the center of national attention in1858?

• Kentucky

• Tennessee

• Illinois

• Indiana

What was the main topic of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?

• slavery

• the presidential election

• the economy

• war with Mexico

What was the goal of the Republican Party?

• to allow popular sovereignty to determine whether slavery is allowed

• to free the slaves

• the Republican Party took no position on slavery

• to ban slavery in the new territories