Election of 1860 and Popular Vote Versus Electoral College

What was the election of 1860?

• Held on Nov. 6, Breckenridge defeated Douglas, Lincoln, and John Bell.

• Held on Nov. 6 Douglas defeated Lincoln, Breckenridge , and John Bell.

• Held on Nov. 6, Republican Lincoln defeated Southern Breckenridge , Douglas, and John Bell.

• Held on Nov. 6 John Bell defeated Lincoln, Douglas and Breckenridge

What was important about the election of 1860?

• It brought Breckenridge to power

• The most significant election in American history. It brought Lincoln to power at a time of great national crisis, as the country was coming apart over the issue of slavery.

• It helped strengthen slavery

• It brought Bell to power

Who were the candidates?

• Lincoln for Republican

  Breckenridge and Douglas for Democrat

  John Bell for Constitutional union

• James Buchanan for Republican

  John C. Frémont for Know-Nothing

  Millard Fremore for Democrat

• James Buchanan for Democrat

  John C. Frémont for Republican

  Millard Fremore for Know-Nothing

• Lincoln and Bell for Democrat

  Breckinridge and Douglas for Republican

Which candidate won?

• John bell

• Stephen Douglas

• John Breckenridge

• Abraham Lincoln

How did slavery affect the election?

• Lincoln didn’t have an opinion on slavery

• Lincoln was for South and their views to abolish slavery

• Lincoln was for North and their views that slavery needed to be abolished

• Lincoln was for South and their views that slavery needed to remain in the U.S.

What political party was Lincoln on?

• Democratic

• Southern Democratic

• Constitutional Union

• Republican

Lincoln had a huge electoral vote lead, but not nearly as much in popular votes, what does this tell you about the states he won?

• People liked the idea of him, but not his plans.

• That the people didn’t like him but liked his plans.

• People didn’t like him or his plans.

• People liked him and his plans.

Why did the southerners not trust Abraham Lincoln?

• Southerners wanted Abe Lincoln to Drop out the race.

• The southerners wanted Abe Lincoln to support popular sovereignty.

• The white southerners believed he would move to ban slavery.

• The southerners thought he wouldn’t change anything

How did the south react act to the election ?

• The south was pleased that slavery would end. They were sure about Lincoln ending slavery.

• The south was displeased with the election. The south was very concerned about Lincoln not ending slavery but soon convinced themselves that he would end slavery.

• The south was very supportive of Lincoln.

• They knew he was going to end slavery right away.

What was the outcome of the election ?

• It established deep-seated views on slavery and state rights between the North and South

• The split prevented either candidate from gaining enough votes to win the election.

• Established the Democratic and Republican parties as the majority parties in the United States.

• It caused everyone to agree with the North’s views.