Test “A Divided Nation”

Test your knowledge of 'A Divided Nation' and the road to the Civil War!

1. How did Brown’s early experiences influence his later actions? 2. According to Brown, why was the court wrong to convict him? 3. Why was Lincoln viewed by many as a moderate candidate during his campaign for the Presidency? 4. What was Lincoln’s position toward slavery in the southern states? 5. Why did some southern states secede from the Union? 6. John Brown’s raid New political party that concentrated on constitutional principles Brown’s attack on the Harpers Ferry arsenal, which began on October 16, 1859 Pro-slavery candidate nominated by southern Democrats for the 1860 presidential election 7. Constitutional Union Party Brown’s attack on the Harpers Ferry arsenal, which began on October 16, 1859 New political party that concentrated on constitutional principles Pro-slavery candidate nominated by southern Democrats for the 1860 presidential election 8. John C. Breckinridge Pro-slavery candidate nominated by southern Democrats for the 1860 presidential election Candidate nominated for the 1860 election by the constitutional Union Party Brown’s attack on the Harpers Ferry arsenal, which began on October 16, 1859 9. Confederate States of America The confederacy’s first president New political party that concentrated on constitutional principles The country formed by seceding southern states 10. Republican Party American politician and 15th president of the United States, he was chosen as the Democratic nominee for president in 1856 for being politically experienced and not offensive to slave states. A statement made by Stephen Douglas during the Lincoln-Douglas debates that pointed out how people could use popular sovereignty to determine if their state or territory should permit slavery a political party formed in the 1850s to stop the spread of slavery in the West