SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
THE ELECTION OF 1860
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Question
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He was a strong pro-slavery candidate
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He was from the south and had local support
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He was a better option for them than Lincoln
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The south did not support Douglass at all
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Detailed explanation-1: -Lincoln, he was an accomplished mimic-but unlike Mr. Lincoln, most of his mimicry was used in speeches rather than story-telling. Unlike Mr. Lincoln, Douglass encouraged his sons to join the Union Army-he was a leading proponent of the use of black soldiers.
Detailed explanation-2: -One of the biggest differences between Douglas’ and Lincoln’s views on slavery is that, unlike Lincoln, Douglas did not consider slavery a moral issue, an agonizing dilemma, nor was it an issue that would tear the Union apart.
Detailed explanation-3: -How did southerners react to the Lincoln-Douglas debates? Southerners believed that Abraham Lincoln was an abolitionist and also felt betrayed by Stephen Douglas’s suggestion that territories could refuse to grant slavery legal protection.
Detailed explanation-4: -By 1860, Douglass was well known for his efforts to end slavery and his skill at public speaking. During the Civil War, Douglass was a consultant to President Abraham Lincoln and helped convince him that slaves should serve in the Union forces and that the abolition of slavery should be a goal of the war.