SS Ch15-4
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 At the Democratic convention of April 1860, Southern delegates insisted that the party promise____. When ____ and most Northern delegates refused, many Southern delegates walked out. | protect slavery, Douglas |
| At a second convention, party loyalists chose Douglas as their candidate and endorsed | popular sovereignty |
| Election of 1860: Southern Democrats chose ___ as their candidate | John Breckinridge |
| Election of 1860: Republicans chose ___ as their candidate and his name did not appear on the ballot in most southern states | Lincoln |
| On what date did South Carolina vote to seced | December 20, 1860 |
| As other Southern states debated secession, what senator proposed a plan to protect slavery in territories south of 36degree30' N latitude | John Crittenden |
| By February 1, 1861, what states had also seceded | Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, & Georgia |
| What did the seceded states call themselves | Confederated States of America |
| Who did the seceded states elect as their president | Jefferson Davis |
| Southerners justified secession with the theory of | States Rights |
| In his ___, Abraham Lincoln said that secession would not be permitted, vowing to ___ in the South and to enforce the nation's laws | Inaugural address, hold federal |
| Confederate troops demanded the surrender of Fort Sumter, a United States fort on an island near | Charleston Harbor |
| In his response to Fort Sumter, Lincoln sent an ___ with much needed supplies to the fort | unarmed expedition |
| Lincoln left the decison to ___ up to the Confederacy | start shooting |
| On ___, Confederate guns opened fire on the fort | April 12, 1861 |
| The Union garrison held out during the attach on Fort Sumter for ___ before surrendering | 33 hours |
| Following the attack at Fort Sumter, President Lincoln issued a call for ___ to fight to save the Union | 75000 troops |
| After the attack at Fort Sumter, who voted to join the Confederacy | Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, & Arkansas |
| What war began after the attack on Fort Sumter | civil war |
| Constitutional Union Party candidate | John Bed |
| withdrawal from the Union | secession |
| candidate of Southern Democrats | John Breckinridge |
| February 4, 1861 | Confederate States of America formed |
| proposed last-minute compromise | John Crittenden |
| The first state to vote to seced was | South Carolina |
| The first president of the Confederate States of America was | Jefferson Davis |
| Southerners justified secession with the theory of | states' rights |
| This event marked the beginning of the Civil War | Fort Sumter shelling |
| The Union captain of Fort Sumter was | Jefferson Davis |
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