Civil War and Reconstruction, 1848–1877
Which group's interests were most directly threatened by Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860, leading to the secession of southern states?
Eastern bankers
Southern slaveholders
Northern industrialists
Western homesteaders
What role did railroads play in shaping voter opinion and participation during the Election of 1860?
The construction jobs they provided swayed many working-class votes toward pro-labor candidates in urban areas.
Railroads facilitated quicker and broader distribution of campaign literature and candidate tours, engaging more voters.
They made it possible for voters to migrate quickly to territories where their votes would have more impact on electoral outcomes.
Railroads were used primarily to transport ballot boxes securely, reducing instances of voter fraud across states.
Which theme of Lincoln's speech best reflects its content related to American democracy?
Full racial social and political integration anticipated by 1860
Ongoing debates over racial equality within American democracy
Immediate cessation of slavery due to political consensus
Unanimous pre-Civil War support for African American suffrage
Which party dissolved after losing credibility due to divisions over slavery in advance of the Election of 1860?
Whig Party
Republican Party
Democratic Party
American Party
What factor most directly intensified the sectional divide in the 1860 election?
Tariffs that disproportionately benefited Northern industrial economies over Southern agricultural ones
The economic impact of the cotton gin on Southern states' reliance on slavery
The Missouri Compromise's delineation of slavery's geographical boundaries
The expansion of democratic participation through universal white male suffrage
What is one major conflict that arose as a result of the Election in 1860?
Revolutionary War
Mexican American War
World War I
The Civil War
Why was the Constitutional Union Party formed for the Election of 1860?
To champion states' rights over Federal power.
To unite pro-Union factions against sectional parties like Republicans and Southern Democrats.
To advocate for complete abolition of slavery in all states.
To promote western expansion policies favored by settlers and speculators.

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What primarily shaped the tone of Lincoln's First Inaugural Address?
Economic impact of the Panic of 1857 on national politics
Effects of the Mexican-American War on national policy
Efforts at national unity, such as the Missouri Compromise
Immediate reactions to the Dred Scott decision in the North
Who won the Presidential Election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
John C. Breckinridge
Stephen Douglas
John Bell
What platform did Lincoln run on during the 1860 Election?
Neutrality towards slavery
Anti-expansion of slavery
Free soil, Free men and Fremont
Pro-slavery