AP®︎ US History: Topic 5.7 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 5.7 of AP US History – Election of 1860 and Secession.
Questions List
Topic 5.7
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: KC-5.2.II.D
Who won the presidential election of 1860?
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Topic 5.7: Election of 1860 and Secession
Thematic Focus: Politics and PowerPCE
Debates fostered by social and political groups about the role of government in American social, political, and economic life shape government policy, institutions, political parties, and the rights of citizens.
Learning Objective: Unit 5: Learning Objective H
Describe the effects of Lincoln’s election.
Historical Developments: KC-5.2.II.D
Abraham Lincoln’s victory on the Republicans’ free-soil platform in the presidential election of 1860 was accomplished without any Southern electoral votes. After a series of contested debates about secession, most slave states voted to secede from the Union, precipitating the Civil War.
