Review of Lincoln/Douglas Debates, Secession & Fort Sumter

In 1858, Lincoln and Douglas ...

• were hoping to become the next president.
• were hoping to be elected senator of Illinois.
• were hoping to end slavery.
• were against popular sovereignty.

Despite his setback against Douglas, Lincoln...

• became senator of Illinois.
• rose to national prominence.
• won all the Lincoln-Douglas debates.
• became president in 1858.

Which of the following is true?

• Lincoln believed slavery should end and claimed he was an abolitionist.
• Lincoln believed that slavery should end and that all races were equal.
• Douglas believed in popular sovereignty and that Lincoln was a radical.
• Douglas and Lincoln agreed on popular sovereignty.

Which of the following best defines Lincoln's quote as used below? "a government cannot permanently endure half slave, half free."

• The government will succeed if both sides agree to be half slave, half free.
• Good governments do not last forever.
• A government will fail if it continues to allow slavery.
• A government will fail if there are two sides that are not united.

What was one effect of the Lincoln-Douglas debate?

• The split in the Democratic Party
• Douglas lost the Senate race.
• The stability of the nation was threatened.
• The practice of popular sovereignty was outlawed.

What event made southern states finally decide to secede?

• the firing on Fort Sumter, South Carolina
• the Lincoln-Douglas Debates
• The election of Abraham Lincoln
• the Dred Scott Decision

Which state was the very first to secede in December 1860?

• Virginia
• South Carolina
• North Carolina
• Georgia

Which of the following states did NOT secede from the United States?

• Florida
• Mississippi
• Tennessee
• Maryland

True or False? - The artist of the cartoon below was likely a Southerner and is urging the South to cut off their ties with the U. S. as soon as possible.

• True
• False

What was the immediate effect of the Confederacy firing on Fort Sumter, South Carolina?

• It caused the beginning of the Nullification Crisis.
• It caused the Southern states to secede.
• It caused the beginning of the Civil War.
• It caused the ending of the Civil War.