Abraham Lincoln and the Republican Party’s achievements in winning the Civil War included WHICH ONE of the following?Group of answer choicesExecuting or imprisoning for life all the leading Confederate politicians and generalsEstablishing a viable Republican Party in the South that lasted through the 1940sAllowing slavery to exist until the 1890s in those Border States, such as Kentucky, that remained in the UnionMaintaining the Union and the integrity of democratic elections

Which of the following is FALSE about the U.S. Civil War?Group of answer choicesIt took place from 1861 to 1865It featured the attempt by southern secessionists to preserve slavery by forming the Confederate States of AmericaIt occurred shortly after the election of the first U.S. President from the Republican PartyIt featured a relatively low cost in terms of lives lost on both sides and property destroyed in the Confederacy

The antebellum (pre-Civil War) Republican Party was associated with all of the following EXCEPTGroup of answer choicesWidespread support in states north of the Ohio RiverAbraham Lincoln’s candidacy in the 1860 U.S. presidential electionFamily-run cotton farmsOpposition to the establishment of slavery in the territory acquired from Mexico in 1848

The South reacted in which of the following ways, when Lincoln was elected president in 1860? (pick 2)A.accepted the results and wanted to work on healing the nationB.several states seceded and formed the Confederate States of AmericaC.elected their own president Jefferson Davis and acknowledged the rights for each state to have slaveryD.demanded a recount and second election, where Lincoln lost

What political party emerged for the first time after the 1854 congressional elections and had a firm commitment to oppose future concessions to Southern slave interests?Group of answer choicesthe Republican PartyNorthern Democratsthe American Partythe Constitutional Union PartyNext

During the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln was declared the winner, however, much of the South did not even include him on the election ballot.A.TrueB.False