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
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B) LincolnRepublican
C) DouglasWhig
D) BellConstitutional Union