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During the presidential election of 1860, which political party was divided on the issue of slavery?

the Whig Party

the Constitutional Union Party

the Republican Party

the Democratic Party

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On which of the following issues did Lincoln and Davis most strongly disagree?

whether the South had seceded for a reason

whether the South had the right to secede

whether slavery would continue to exist in the South

whether the North and the South would go to war

Which of the following marked the beginning of the Civil War?

the 1861 Battle of Fort Sumter

the 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln

the 1861 election of Jefferson Davis

the 1860 secession of South Carolina

Which of the following was an area of agreement between Lincoln and Davis?

Both wanted to avoid a war between the North and South.

Both considered Davis an equal leader to Lincoln.

Both considered Lincoln the rightful leader of the Union.

Both believed the South had a right to leave the Union.

How did President Lincoln attempt to resolve the issue of resupplying Fort Sumter?

by sending unarmed supply ships to the fort

by ordering Union soldiers to abandon the fort

by refusing to send supply ships to the fort

by sending Union troops to defend the fort

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