5 Written Questions

1. Who was elected and how much of the popular vote did he get?
2. Who was James Buchanan?
3. What was the Confederacy or the Confederate States of America?
4. How did the Southerners see Lincoln?
5. Why was Lincoln chosen as the Republican Candidate for President over William Seward?

5 Matching Questions

1. No
2. They thought the Catholics would do whatever the Pope told them to do and would overthrow the Democracy in the U.S.
3. He led 21 men into Harpers Ferry to seize the arsenal and then give them to slaves to begin a rebellion. He took 60 townspeople hostage to encourage the slaves to fight.
4. Lincoln was a successful lawyer and local politician, but the people of Illinois didn't know him. He thought people would get to know him through the debates.
5. Abraham Lincoln

1. a Who was chosen as the Republican Candidate for President in the 1860 election?
2. b Why did the "Know nothing party" dislike Catholics?
3. c Why did Lincoln challenge Douglas to a debate?
4. d What did John Brown do?
5. e Did Lincoln believe that slavery should spread to the territories?

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of people were members of the "Know Nothing Party"?
   1. Members of the middle class, who were Protestants and afraid of catholics and new immigrants.
   2. Democrat James Buchanan was elected with 45% of the popular vote.
   3. He lost the vote in the South because he was against the Slavery Fugitive Act.
   4. An abolitionist who plans to start a slave uprising.
2. What did the "Know Nothing Party" do?
   1. The Republican Party
   2. That they were united.
   3. Democrat Franklin Pierce
   4. They used secret handshakes and passwords.
3. When did the Whig Party split up?
   1. He wanted his freedom.
   2. No, they wanted restrictions on blacks.
   3. Northern Abolitionists
   4. After the Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854.
4. Who won the Senate race, Lincoln or Douglas?
   1. No
   2. Jefferson Davis
   3. Douglas won.
   4. Abraham Lincoln
5. Who won the Presidency in 1860?
   1. Lincoln with 180 electoral votes.
   2. Northern Abolitionists
   3. They were split over slavery.
   4. That they were united.

5 True/False Questions

1. Republican: Lincoln 1,865,593 votes, 180 electoral votes
   Northern Democrat:Stephen Douglas1,382,713 votes, 12 electoral votes
   Southern Democrat: J.C. Breckenridge 848,356 votes, 72 electoral votes
   Constitutional Union: John Bell 592,906 votes, 59 electoral votes → Who were the candidates for President in 1856?

   True        False

2. An abolitionist who plans to start a slave uprising. → Who was John Brown?

   True        False

3. He sued for his freedom and his case went all the way to the Supreme Court? → What did Dred Scott do to gain his freedom?

   True        False

4. He lost the vote in the South because he was against the Slavery Fugitive Act. → What happened to General Winifred Scott, the Whig Candidate for President in 1852?

   True        False

5. They opposed the extension of slavery into the territories. They didn't want any more slave states. → What happened to General Winifred Scott, the Whig Candidate for President in 1852?

   True        False