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11.04 Election and Secession
I. Election and Secession: Fill in the blanks using information from the lesson.
1. The Republican Party was formed to oppose the spread of
first Presidential candidate for the Republican Party was
in the United States. The
in the 1856 Election.
2. The
Debates and the
Address made Lincoln a viable, though unlikely
Republican Candidate for president.
3. The Presidential Election of
because the
was at stake.
was the most critical election in United States history
4. The Presidential Election of 1860 produced 4 candidates for president. They were:
(Northern Democrat)
John C. Breckinridge (Southern Democrat)
(Constitutional Union Party)
Abraham Lincoln (Republican)
5. The split in the
Election of 1860.
Party guaranteed a win for
and the new Republican Party in the
6. Southern states believed that Lincoln would try to undermine slavery as president. As a
result, many Southern states, starting with
started to
from the Union after the
Election of 1860.
7. Delegates from the southern states met in
, Alabama to create a new government; one
that would protect and uphold the institution of slavery. After creating the new government
called the
, Jefferson Davis was elected president.
8. Plans were made by the Confederate States to prepare for war. In his
Lincoln stated that his administration would not
civil war.
address, President
9. On April 12, 1861, Confederate forces fired on
, a fort held by Union troops in South
Carolina. U.S. troops surrendered the fort on April 13, thereby marking the beginning of the
.
10. After Lincoln called for
the Confederacy.
to retake Fort Sumter,
more states seceded and joined
II. Cooper Union Speech: Read “The Speech,” a record of the audience reaction to the Cooper
Union speech given by Abraham Lincoln, linked on the Task page. Answer the questions below
using details from the speech.
1. Describe, with at least three specific references, the reaction members of the audience
experienced to Mr. Lincoln’s appearance.
2. Describe, with at least three specific references, how the audience changed their opinion of
Mr. Lincoln as he spoke.