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The Election of 1860

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Candidate which opposed the extention of slavery into the territories Abraham Lincoln
Candidate who said the most important issue was preserving the Union, not slavery John Bell
His party favored a protective tariff Abraham Lincoln
His party favored the Homestead Act Abraham Lincoln
His party favored the building of the transcontinental railroad Abraham Lincoln
Candidate who won the most Southern electoral votes John C, Breckinridge
Candidate who won the most electoral votes Abraham Lincoln
Candidate who believed that the existence of slavery in the territories should be determined by popular sovereignty Stephen A. Douglas
Determines who wins a presidential election electoral vote
Cast by voters popular vote
A statement of the ideas and beliefs of a political party platform
A meeting of delegates to nominate their party's presidential candidate convention
the principle by which an issue is decided by a vote of the people popular sovereignty
Three things which caused tensions between the North and South just before the election of 1860 Bleeding Kansas, John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry, and Dred Scott Decision
Minimum number of electoral votes for a state according the the Constitution 3
Main reason Lincoln won the 1860 election Split in the Democratic Party
First candidate in U. S. history to actively campaign for the presidency Stephen A. Douglas
One of the main reasons Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 election The Democrats spit into several political parties
U. S. regions in which the Republican Party and Abraham Lincoln won large numbers of votes in the 1860 election North and West
What type of vote really determines who wins a presidential election in the United States? electoral vote
What is the priciple by which an issue, such as slavery, is decided by a vote of the people? popular sovereignty
How are the state's electors chosen? By each state's popular vote
What is a meeting of delegates to nominate their party's presidential candidate? convention
What is a statement of the ideas and beliefs of a political party? platform
Lincoln, Breckinridge, Douglas, Bell?? Which candidate opposed the extention of slaves into the territories? Lincoln
Lincoln, Breckinridge, Douglas, Bell? Which candidate won the elctoral vote? Lincoln
In the 1860 election, where did Abraham Lincoln want to ban slavery? territories
How did President James Buchannan react to the secession of southern states following Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860? He did nothing.
How did Abraham Lincoln feel about the slavery issue in the 1860 election? He did not want the extension of slavery into the territories; he was personally against slavery
How did Stephem Douglas feel about slavery in the 1860 election? He believed in popular sovereignty.
How did John Breckinridge feel about slavery? It should be allowed everywhere; including the territories
How did John Bell feel about slavery in the 1860 election? It was not as important as the preservation of the Union (United States).
What was the political party of Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 presidential election? Republican Party
What was the political party of Stephen Douglas in the 1860 election? Northern Democrat
What was the political party of John Breckinridge in the 1860 election? Southern Democrat
What was the political party of John Bell In the 1860 election? Constitutional Union Party
What was Abraham Lincoln's home state? Illinois
What was Stephen Douglas' home state? Illinois
What was John Breckinridge's home state? Kentucky
What was John Bell's home state? Tennessee
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