The Lincoln-Douglas Debates

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Which political party did Abraham Lincoln belong to in the 1858 Illinois Senate race?

  • Democratic
  • Whig
  • Independent
  • Republican (correct)

Who was Abraham Lincoln's opponent in the 1858 Illinois Senate race?

  • Thomas Jefferson
  • James Buchanan
  • Stephen Douglas (correct)
  • John Brown

What derogatory term did Stephen Douglas use to describe the Republican Party?

  • Radical Republican
  • Progressive Republican
  • Black Republican (correct)
  • Liberal Republican

Which party won the House of Representatives in the 1858 elections?

<p>Republican (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Did Abraham Lincoln win the 1858 Illinois Senate race against Stephen Douglas?

<p>No (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the expected outcome of the 1860 presidential election?

<p>First antislavery president (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What actions did John Brown plan to carry out after his time in Kansas?

<p>More violence (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who did John Brown approach to join his plan to attack Harper's Ferry?

<p>Frederick Douglass (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry take place?

<p>October 16, 1859 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who led the command that crushed John Brown's revolt at Harper's Ferry?

<p>Robert E. Lee (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did John Brown go to the gallows?

<p>December 1859 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who won the 1860 presidential election?

<p>Abraham Lincoln (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary complaint in the very first ordinance of secession?

<p>Federal government's failure to exert its authority over the northern states (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which state was the first to secede from the Union?

<p>South Carolina (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was named the president of the newly formed Confederate States of America?

<p>Jefferson Davis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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