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  1. Q1. Which of the following best describes the platform of the Republican Party in the Election of 1860?
  2. Q2. What was the primary reason for the split in the Democratic Party during the 1860 presidential campaign?
  3. Q3. The Constitutional Union Party, which nominated John Bell in 1860, primarily sought to:
  4. Q4. Which candidate in the 1860 election won the majority of the popular vote in the Southern states?
  5. Q5. What was a significant outcome of the Election of 1860 regarding the Electoral College?
  6. Q6. Which state was the first to secede from the Union following the election of Abraham Lincoln?
  7. Q7. The 'Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina' explicitly cited which grievance?
  8. Q8. What was the primary goal of the Crittenden Compromise proposed in December 1860?
  9. Q9. How did President James Buchanan respond to the secession of the Southern states during his final months in office?
  10. Q10. The Confederate States of America (CSA) was officially formed in February 1861 in which city?
  11. Q11. Who was chosen as the first (and only) President of the Confederate States of America?
  12. Q12. Which of the following was a key difference between the U.S. Constitution and the Confederate Constitution?
  13. Q13. Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address (March 1861) was primarily intended to:
  14. Q14. The actual fighting of the American Civil War began at Fort Sumter because:
  15. Q15. Which event directly caused the 'Upper South' states (Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas) to secede?
  16. Q16. Which group of states remained in the Union despite being slave states?
  17. Q17. The concept of 'Popular Sovereignty,' supported by Stephen Douglas, allowed:
  18. Q18. How did the 1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford decision influence the 1860 election?
  19. Q19. Southern 'Fire-Eaters' were individuals who:
  20. Q20. The term 'Sectionalism' in the context of the 1860 election refers to: