SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
THE ELECTION OF 1860
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the expansion of slavery
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the price of cotton
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the expansion out west
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the introduction of tariffs
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Northern Democratic Party was a leg of the Democratic Party during the 1860 presidential election, when the party split in two factions because of disagreements over slavery. They held two conventions before the election, in Charleston and Baltimore, where they established their platform.
Detailed explanation-2: -Candidates for President in 1860 Divided over the slavery issue, the Democratic Party failed to nominate a candidate at its first convention. Eventually the Northern Democrats nominated Stephen Douglas, Lincoln’s long time rival, while the Southern Democrats nominated John C. Breckinridge for president.
Detailed explanation-3: -The 1860 Republican National Convention in Chicago nominated Lincoln, a moderate former one-term Whig Representative from Illinois. Its platform promised not to interfere with slavery in the South but opposed extension of slavery into the territories.