11/2/2017 Test: Election of 1860 | Quizlet

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4 Written questions

1. won by Abraham Lincoln with 180 electoral votes and 40% of the popular vote, meaning 60% of the citizens did NOT want Lincoln as
president

2. to leave; separation from the Union

3. the united states (northern states during the civil war)

4. the country the southern states created after they seceded from the Union

3 Multiple choice questions

1. Tennessee Democrat that wanted the United States not to divide over any problem, but defend slavery where it existed  

A. John C. Breckenridge

B. Stephen A. Douglas

C. Abraham Lincoln

D. John Bell

2. democrat, who wanted popular sovereignty and split the democratic vote 

A. Confederate States of America (Confederacy)

B. Stephen A. Douglas

C. Abraham Lincoln

D. John C. Breckenridge

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3. republican, who wanted to stop the spread of slavery 

A. Abraham Lincoln

B. Confederate States of America (Confederacy)

C. John C. Breckenridge

D. Stephen A. Douglas

3 True/False questions

1. democrat, led the Southern Democrats who wanted to expand slavery to the new territories and split the democratic vote  

 → John C. Breckenridge

True

False

2. loyalty to one part of the country → secede; secession

True

False

3. individual votes a candidate receives from voters.  → secede; secession

True

False

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