Southern Secession — Quiz

Question 1

Which would most likely have been supported by states’ rights advocates during the 1860 presidential election?

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the idea of popular sovereignty

Question 2

Which groups opposed the spread of slavery during the 1860 presidential election?

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the Republican Party

Question 3

In the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln

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won only forty percent of the popular vote.

Question 4

How did South Carolina respond after the election of Abraham Lincoln as president?

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It seceded and called on Southern states to do the same.

Question 5

Who became the nominee of the Constitutional Union Party in the presidential election of 1860?

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John Bell

Question 6

During a state convention in December of 1860, South Carolina voted to

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leave the Union and establish a confederacy.

Question 7

Following the election of 1860, many in the South believed

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that the institution of slavery was in jeopardy.

Question 8

As a result of the Democratic convention in 1860

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the party split and two candidates were nominated.

Question 9

By February of 1861, how many states seceded from the Union?

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7

Question 10

In addition to voting for secession, what else did South Carolina propose at its state convention held following the election of 1860?

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It called for a confederacy of the Southern states.

Southern Secession — Quiz Answers