Form 14: Secession of the Southern States Exercise

Form 14: Secession of the Southern States

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Form 14: Secession of the Southern States

Study how Southern states withdrew from the Union following the election of 1860. Learn about the process and reasons surrounding their decision to secede.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    Which state was the first to secede from the Union in December 1860?

  2. MultiChoice

    What was the official name of the new nation formed by seceding Southern states?

  3. MultiChoice

    Who was elected President of the Confederate States of America?

  4. MultiChoice

    Where was the original capital of the Confederacy located before moving to Richmond?

  5. MultiChoice

    Who was President during the 'lame duck' period when the first seven states seceded?

  6. MultiChoice

    What last-ditch compromise attempt proposed extending the 36°30' line to California?

  7. WordsBox

    Seven Southern states formed the ____ before Lincoln took ____

  8. MultiChoice

    What core message did Lincoln deliver in his First Inaugural Address in March 1861?

  9. MultiChoice

    Who served as Vice President of the Confederacy?

  10. MultiChoice

    What were the 'border states' during the secession crisis?

  11. MultiChoice

    What was President James Buchanan's response to secession?

  12. MultiChoice

    How many states had seceded prior to the attack on Fort Sumter?