Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglas
Southern Secession
Election of 1860
Random Factoid
100
Lincoln was a respected lawyer in this state.
What is Illinois?
100
Douglas studied at this Academy in New York.
What is Canandaigua Academy?
100
This state was the first to secede from the U.S.
What is South Carolina?
100
This made it possible for Abraham Lincoln to win the election with only 40% of the popular vote.
What are Electoral Votes?
100
This proclamation demanded the release of all captive slaves in the United States and was passed by Abraham Lincoln.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
200
Lincoln ran against this man in 1860 for U.S. President. (3 possible answers)
Who is Stephen Douglas? Who is John Breckenridge? Who is John Bell?
200
Stephen Douglas died of this disease on June 3rd, 1861.
What is Typhoid fever.
200
This group of states were for slavery and was composed of mostly southern states.
What was the Confederacy?
200
Stephen Douglas believed that this should be continued and NOT banned.
What is slavery?
200
This began as a result of Lincoln's election.
What is the Southern Secession?
300
Abraham Lincoln was killed by this man on April 14th, 1865.
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
300
Stephen Douglas born on this day in 1813.
When is April 23rd?
300
The secession of the Southern States led to this war in 1861.
What is the Civil War?
300
Abraham Lincoln believed that this should be abolished and banned.
What is slavery?
300
This party dominantly north secured the election for Lincoln.
What is the Republican party?
400
Abraham Lincoln became once again interested in law due to this act passed on slavery.
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
400
Stephen Douglas was a part of this political party.
What is the Democratic Party?
400
This group of states were against slavery and was composed of mostly northern states.
What is the Union?
400
This man said that "congress has the right and duty to stop the spread of slavery".
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
400
This man was the father of Abraham Lincoln.
Who was Thomas Lincoln?
500
Abraham Lincoln was killed in this theater in Washington.
What is Ford's Theater?
500
Stephen Douglas ran for this position in office in 1860.
What is the U.S. President?
500
This man was elected as president of the Confederate states.
Who was Jefferson Davis?
500
This man said that "congress has the right and duty to stop the spread of slavery" was actually a scheme to spread slavery.
Who was Stephen Douglas?
500
Before politics, Stephen Douglas had this profession.
What is a carpenter/craftsmen?
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