1860 Election and Political Context Quiz

What was a significant factor that led to the high stakes of the 1860 election?

• The resolution of slavery debates by Congress

• The failure of Congress and the Supreme Court to resolve slavery debates

• The peaceful agreement between the North and South

• The immediate abolition of slavery

What was the South's fear regarding the election of a Republican president in 1860?

• Expansion of slavery

• Outlawing of slavery

• Increase in taxes

• Loss of state rights

What was the North's fear if a Democratic president was elected in 1860?

• Expansion of slavery

• Outlawing of slavery

• Increase in taxes

• Loss of state rights

What was the primary focus of the Republican Party when it was founded?

• Promoting agriculture

• Preventing the expansion of slavery

• Increasing taxes

• Supporting Southern Democrats

What did the Republican platform NOT call for in the 1860 election?

• Immediate abolition of slavery

• Restriction of slavery's expansion

• Promotion of free soil policies

• Support for modern industry

What was Abraham Lincoln's platform during his candidacy?

• Immediate abolition of slavery

• Expansion of slavery

• Opposing the expansion of slavery but not immediate abolition

• Supporting popular sovereignty

How many Southern states seceded to form the Confederate States of America?

• 5

• 11

• 7

• 13

Which political party did Abraham Lincoln represent?

• Democratic

• Republican

• Whig

• Federalist

What was Lincoln's stated intention regarding slavery in his Inaugural Address of 1861?

• To abolish slavery immediately

• To interfere with slavery in the South

• To have no intention to interfere with slavery in the South

• To support the expansion of slavery

What event marked the official beginning of the Civil War?

• The Battle of Gettysburg

• The attack on Fort Sumter

• The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

• The Battle of Antietam