SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
TENSION OVER SLAVERY IN THE 1850S
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Question
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Which two candidates did the Democratic party run in the election of 1860?
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Stephen Douglas
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John Breckenridge
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John Bell
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Abraham Lincoln
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -It was held to nominate the Republican Party’s candidates for president and vice president in the 1860 election. The convention selected former representative Abraham Lincoln of Illinois for president and Senator Hannibal Hamlin of Maine for vice president.
Detailed explanation-2: -James Buchanan, the 15th President of the United States (1857-1861), served immediately prior to the American Civil War.
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