Question 1

Southerners felt so much hostility toward the Republican party during the presidential election of 1860 that

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Ten states in the South (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas) refused to include Abraham Lincoln's name on the ballot during the election of 1860. This was due to the fact that he was an anti-slavery Republican candidate and Southerners feared his election would lead to the end of slavery and the breakup of the Union.

Question 2

Explain the provisions of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act and the reaction to it in both North and South.

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Question 3

Identify the chief factors that prompted Republicans to select Abraham Lincoln as their candidate for Illinois senator in 1858.

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Question 4

Explain the process by which Stephen A.Douglas engineered the passage of the Compromise of 1850,and what was contained in this collection of bills.

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Question 5

Why did Republican John C.Frémont's showing in the presidential election of 1856 worry southerners?

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Question 6

In his first inaugural address,how did President Abraham Lincoln seek to assure southerners that they had nothing to fear from a Republican administration?

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Question 7

Explain the basic northern arguments for and southern arguments against the Wilmot Proviso.

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Question 8

Why did the slave states of the Upper South initially reject secession?

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The slave states of the Upper South, such as Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee, did not have as great a reliance on slavery as the states in the Lower South. These states had larger white populations, more diverse economies, and fewer cotton plantations. As a result, they were not as eager to secede from the Union and risk war with the North. It was not until after the attack on Fort Sumter and the call for troops by President Lincoln that these states ultimately chose to secede.

Question 9

In his first inaugural address,Abraham Lincoln

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In his first inaugural address, Abraham Lincoln reassured the South that he had no right to interfere with slavery where it existed. He hoped to avoid further secession and conflict by emphasizing the importance of the Union and the desire for peaceful reconciliation.

Question 10

Why was John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry,Virginia,so significant to both northerners and southerners in America?

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Question 11

Which southerner argued that "I consider slavery much more secure in the Union than out of it"?

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Alexander Stephens, the Vice President of the Confederacy, made this statement during a speech in Savannah, Georgia in 1861, before the start of the Civil War. He believed that secession would ultimately lead to the end of slavery and that the protection of slavery was better served within the Union.

Question 12

How did James Buchanan respond as the secession crisis loomed over the final weeks of his presidential administration?

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James Buchanan believed that the Constitution did not give him the authority to force states to remain in the Union, so he took a passive approach and did not take significant action to address the secession crisis.

Question 13

Who became the president of the new Confederate States of America?

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Jefferson Davis became the president of the new Confederate States of America.

Question 14

What made Abraham Lincoln an attractive candidate for the Republican nomination?

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Abraham Lincoln represented the state of Illinois, which was seen as a crucial swing state in the presidential election. His knowledge and experience of Illinois politics made him an attractive candidate for the Republican nomination.

Question 15

In 1860,Abraham Lincoln was elected president because he had

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Lincoln won the presidency because he had strong support in the more populous free states. He did not have a majority of the popular vote, as he only won 40% of it. He did not carry any slave states, let alone two crucial ones. While he did have multiple opponents, it was not just southern candidates splitting the vote, and this was not the main reason he won.

Question 16

Why were southerners so angry with President Zachary Taylor's position on the admission of California to the Union?

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Question 17

How did the increasingly confident Republican party prepare for the election of 1860?

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The Republican Party broadened its appeal by addressing a wider range of issues beyond the central issue of slavery, aiming to attract a more diverse electorate.

Question 18

Cite the key economic and political factors that motivated Stephen A.Douglas to propose the Kansas-Nebraska Act in the way he did.

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Question 19

Explain why southern Democrats walked out of the Democratic nominating convention in Charleston in 1860.What did this example of the Lower South Democrats "voting with their feet" say about the nation's sectional party configuration?

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Question 20

Which was the first state to secede from the Union after Lincoln's election?

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South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union after Lincoln's election. They did so on December 20, 1860.

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