section quiz chapter 12 

1. Why did John Brown raid the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry?

John Brown raided Harpers Ferry to start a slave rebellion.

2. Name the four presidential candidates and their parties and the election of 1860.

Lincoln (Republican), Douglas (Northern Democrat), Breckinridge (Southern Democrat), and Bell (Constitutional Union).

3. Which was the first Southern state to secede from the Union? When did it secede?

South Carolina and secede on December 20, 1860.

4. What event marked the beginning of the Civil War?

The American Civil War began with the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter in April 1861.