1. What two things did the Republican platform call for?
2. What three skills of Lincoln helped him get the Republican nomination for president?
Lincoln's Victory:
3. What did Lincoln benefit from in order to win the election?
4. How many electoral votes did Lincoln get in the South? Why?
5. How did the South react to Lincoln's win? What decision did they believe they had in response to Lincoln's win?
The First Wave of Secession:
6. What was South Carolina's reason for seceding from the Union?
The Southern States Band Together:
7. What was the collective name of the seven states of the Deep South that seceded?
8. In what two ways was the South's constitution different than the U.S. Constitution?
9. Who was the president of the Confederacy? What did he insist?
Last Chance to Compromise:
10. What were two ways the Crittenden Compromise sought to keep the South from seceding? Did the vote for the compromise pass?
Opinion:
11.Do you think South had any choice but to secede from the Union after Lincoln was elected? Why or why not?