Election of 1860

In 1860, the Republicans chose _______ as their candidate for president.

• Stephen Douglass

• Andrew Johnson

• Abraham Lincoln

• James K. Polk

Abolitionists liked Lincoln because...

• He personally called himself an abolitionist

• He believed in rule of law

• He felt popular sovereignty was the way to decide on slavery

• He felt slavery should be up to the states to decide

Democrats chose ________ as their candidate in 1860.

• Stephen Douglass

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Johnson

• James K. Polk

Stephen Douglass felt that the issue of slavery should be decided through...

• an act of the US Congress

• each state's congress

• popular sovereignty

• the Individual Freedom Act

Did the soutnern states feel Douglass represented their interests?

• Yes

• No

Why did the south support Douglass?

• He was a strong pro-slavery candidate

• He was from the south and had local support

• He was a better option for them than Lincoln

• The south did not support Douglass at all

What issue did Lincoln make a main focus in the 1860 election?

• Taxes

• Expanding West

• Increasing Trade

• Slavery

Though Lincoln was personally against slavery, did he run on the idea of abolishing slavery in the US?

• Yes

• No

Where did Lincoln say he wanted to stop slavery?

• In all northern states

• In all southern states

• From expanding into the west

• Across the entire US

Who won the Election of 1860?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stephen Douglass

• John F. Kennedy

• Dwight D. Eisenhower