Election of 1860 and Secession Q

Who was chosen as the Illinois Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in 1858?

• Stephen Douglas

• John C. Breckenridge

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

What was the main focus of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates?

• Difference in views on slavery

• Economic policies

• Foreign relations

• Infrastructure development

Which candidate won the presidential Election of 1860?

• Stephen Douglas

• John C. Breckenridge

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

Which state was the first to declare its intention to separate from the United States after the election?

• South Carolina

• Mississippi

• Florida

• Alabama

What did the South fear would happen under Republican rule?

• End of slavery in the South

• Expansion of slavery into the territories

• Higher taxes

• Loss of states' rights

Who was elected as the president of the Confederate States of America?

• Stephen Douglas

• John C. Breckenridge

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

Which event marked the beginning of the Civil War?

• Lincoln's inauguration

• Declaration of secession by South Carolina

• Lincoln-Douglas Debates

• Bombardment of Fort Sumter

Which states remained in the Union as slave states?

• Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri

• Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina

• South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama

• Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, West Virginia

Which state voted to form a new state, West Virginia, on the side of the Union?

• Maryland

• Delaware

• Kentucky

• Virginia

What did President Lincoln try to reassure southerners about in his inaugural address?

• Protection of states' rights

• Abolition of slavery

• Higher taxes

• Infrastructure development