SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
THE ELECTION OF 1860
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southern democrat
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northern democrat
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republican
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constitutional union
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Southern Democratic party advocated for the expansion of slavery into the territories and strong enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850. The party’s platform further affirmed the right of the federal government to protect the rights of slaveholders in the states and territories.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Free Soil Party formed during the 1848 presidential election, which took place in the aftermath of the Mexican–American War and debates over the extension of slavery into the Mexican Cession.
Detailed explanation-3: -The United States presidential election of 1860 formalized the split in the Democratic Party and brought about the American Civil War. Stephen Douglas was the candidate for the Northern Democratic Party, and John C. Breckinridge represented the Southern Democratic Party.