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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>No</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the expected outcome of the 1860 presidential election?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    When did John Brown go to the gallows?

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

    Who won the 1860 presidential election?

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

    Which state was the first to secede from the Union?

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

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

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

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