The Election of 1860
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Multiple Choice
Fire-eaters refused to compromise on what issue?
tariffs
slavery
war
Jeffersonian Democracy
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Multiple Choice
The Northern Democrat running for president was Stephen Douglas, what did he believe in?
Don't make slavery the issue
Pro-slavery
No new Slave States
Popular Sovereignty
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Multiple Choice
John Breckenridge was the Southern Democrat nominie for president his stance was____
Popular Sovereignty
Pro-Slavery
No new Slave States
Did Not Want to Make Slavery the Main Issue
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Multiple Choice
Abraham Lincoln was the Republican nomination for president his stance was___
Popular Sovereignty
Pro-Slavery
No new Slave States
Did Not Want to Make Slavery the Main Issue
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Multiple Choice
John Bell won the nomination for the Constitutional Union party, his stance was___
Popular Sovereignty
Pro-Slavery
No new Slave States
Did Not Want to Make Slavery the Main Issue
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Multiple Choice
Lincoln won the election with support from which region?
North
South
East
Canada
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Multiple Choice
How many Southern States listed Lincoln as a canidate on their ballot?
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2
3
4
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Multiple Choice
In what year was Abraham Lincolin elected president of the United States?
1800
1824
1828
1860
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Multiple Choice
How many States had seceded by time Lincoln took office?
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Multiple Choice
How many weeks after Lincoln took office did the Civil War start?
3 weeks
4 weeks
5 weeks
6 weeks
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On March 4, 1861, Lincoln became president of the not-so-united United States. In his inaugural address,
Lincoln stated his belief that secession was both wrong and un-constitutional. He then appealed to the rebellious states to return in peace.
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Lincoln won the presidential election with just 40 % of the votes, all of them cast in the North.
In 10 Southern states, he was not even on the ballot.
White Southerners, now a minority, feared that Congress would abolist slavery.
Odd Victory
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