SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
THE ELECTION OF 1860
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Question
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Which of the following is true about the Election of 1860?
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Stephen Douglas received the most votes.
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Most southerners wanted Abraham Lincoln to be president.
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The Democratic Party split between North and South, allowing Lincoln to win.
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All of these choices are correct.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Democratic Party split over the issue of slavery. Northern Democrats believed in “popular sovereignty, ” or the right of new states and territories to decide if they wanted to include or exclude slavery from their borders.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
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