Author Question: Which candidate for the 1860 presidential election is NOT correctly paired with his party? A) ... (Read 49 times)

jeatrice · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Jefferson Davis and Alexander H. Stephens were selected as president and vice president of the Confederacy because they both:

A) had military experience.
B) were outspoken fire-eaters.
C) were moderates.
D) were charismatic campaigners.

Question 2

By early 1861, seven states had seceded from the Union. Which one was NOT among them?

A) Mississippi
B) Alabama
C) Louisiana
D) Virginia

Question 3

The first state to secede from the Union was:

A) South Carolina.
B) Alabama.
C) Mississippi.
D) Georgia.

Question 4

Which candidate for the 1860 presidential election is NOT correctly paired with his party?

A) BreckinridgeSouther n Democrat
B) LincolnRepublican
C) DouglasWhig
D) BellConstitutional Union