USBW 11.12.24 1860 Election

All of the following were running President in 1860 EXCEPT (paragraph 2)

• James Buchanan

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stephan A. Douglas

• James K. Polk

This Candidate  publicly endorsed the Supreme Court’s Dred Scott Decision and spoke against John Brown’s Raid, saying it was evidence of Republicans’ preference for violence and racial equality. (Paragraph 5)

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stephan A. Douglas

• John C. Breckinridge

• Bernie Sanders

This candidate won the 1858 Senate Debates in Illinois (Paragraph 10)

• Stephan A. Douglas

• Abraham Lincoln

• James Beckenridge

• James Buchanan

“Believe there is the utmost danger to be apprehended from the election of __________, we shall not cease to appeal to the good and true men of all parties to cast their vote for the only candidate who have the remotest chance of obtaining the electoral vote of the entire South...” proclaimed a newspaper article printed in The Tennessean on October 24, 1860. (paragraph 1)

• Buchanan

• Breckenridge

• Douglas

• Lincoln

What percentage of eligible voters cast a a ballot in the 1860 election (Paragraph 12)

• Over 20%

• Just under 60%

• Just over 80%

• 93%

What actions did Stephan A. Douglas take after losing the Presidential Election to Abraham Lincoln

• Assisted South Carolina in seceding from the Union in December

• Encouraged a new election that would represent the south better

• Left the nation to live out his remaining years in Mexican territory south of the Texas Border

• Went on a speaking tour to encourage people to accept Lincoln as President

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