The Election of 1860

Look at the map below and answer the questions that follow using complete sentences.

1. Which candidate won in the greatest number of popular votes?

2. Which candidate won the fewest popular votes?

3. How many states did Bell win?

4. Which candidate won most of the Southern states?

5. Which state had the most electoral votes and to whom did it give its votes?

Look at the chart below and answer the questions. Continue to use complete sentences.

6. How much were total exports for the United States during the decade 1811 to 1820?

7. How much cotton did the United States export in the decade, 1811 to 1820?

8. How much were total exports for the United States during the decade 1851 to 1860?

9. How much cotton did the United States export in the decade, 1851 to 1860?

10. In which decade did cotton make up nearly half of total exports?