QUIZ:
The Election of 1860 (For 55 Points!)

QUESTION 1:

The United States buys bananas from Ecuador because it is more expensive for the United States to grow them.

Which situation has been created?

A). The United States has a comparative advantage over Ecuador.

B). Ecuador has a comparative advantage over the United States.

C). Ecuador has an absolute advantage over the United States.

D). The United States has an absolute advantage over Ecuador.

QUESTION 2:

How was the geography of the South similar to the geography of the North?

A). They both had hot summers and mild winters.
B). They both had coastlines along the Atlantic Ocean.
C). They both had lots of rocky areas.
D). They both lacked navigable rivers for transportation.

QUESTION 3:
What was a characteristic of economic development in the South?

A) .a reliance on using the labor of enslaved people to grow crops.
B) a labor force that consisted mainly of immigrants from Europe.
C). a diverse economy based on industry and agriculture.
D). a focus on new technology to upgrade factory machines.


QUESTION 4:
Which position did Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln agree on?

A). The spread of enslavement into the territories should be stopped.
B). Congress should never ban enslavement because ending it would be unconstitutional.
C). The trading of enslaved people between states should be banned.
D). States should be admitted to the Union whether they allowed or banned enslavement.

QUESTION 5:
Which candidate in the 1860 election was a Democratic senator who refused to support additional states that allowed enslavement?

A). Stephen Douglas
B). Abraham Lincoln
C). John Bell
D). John Breckenridge