Election of 1860

What political party was formed in 1859 by former Whig members wanting to support the Union?

The Constitutional Union Party.

What was the major American political party that favored a strict interpretation of the Constitution to restrict federal power?

The Democratic-Republican Party.

What is the process by which the United States elects its president?

The Electoral College.

What law, passed in 1854, organized the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and gave states popular sovereignty?

The Kansas-Nebraska Act.

Which political party wanted Congress to have more power than the president?

The Whig Party.

What term refers to the act of officially ending slavery?

Abolition.

What does the term 'Partisan' refer to?

A firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person.

What doctrine asserted the right of the people in a territory to decide by vote whether or not slavery would be permitted?

Popular Sovereignty.

What is the term for a formal withdrawal from an organization?

Secession.

What armed conflict occurred from 1861 to 1865 between the United States and the Southern states that formed the Confederate States of America?

The American Civil War.

Name the eleven Southern states that formed the Confederate States of America between 1860 and 1865.

South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee.

What were the seven debates about slavery held in 1858 between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas called?

The Lincoln-Douglas Debates.

What is the term for an exaggerated devotion to the interests of a region?

Sectionalism.

What significant event centered around states’ rights and enslavement in 1860?

The 1860 Election.

Who was the Republican candidate in the 1860 election?

Abraham Lincoln.

What was the term used to describe the Southern Democrats in the 1860 election who wanted federal protection for slavery?

John Breckinridge.

Which political party sought to heal divisions over slavery by supporting the Union and enforcing the Constitution?

The Constitutional Union Party.

What was Abraham Lincoln's stance on slavery during his political career?

He wanted to gradually free enslaved persons rather than end slavery immediately.

What was the main agenda item of the 1860 presidential election?

Slavery.

What Supreme Court decision ruled that living in a free state did not guarantee a Black person’s freedom?

Dred Scott v. Sandford.

What event is marked by the secession of Southern states following the 1860 election?

The beginning of the American Civil War.