The Election of 1860 By Natalie and David
What was the Event? The presidential election between: Abraham Lincoln- Republican John C. Breckinridge- Southern Democrat Stephen Douglas- Northern Democrat John Bell- Constitutional Unionist
What happened Lincoln won the election with: 180 Electoral Votes He did not carry a single southern state http://www.historic-lamott-pa.com/media/client/photos/erabeforethecivilwar/electoralchart.gif
When did it happen? In 1860 Directly Before the Civil War http://www.abrahamlincolnsclassroom.org/img/082.gif
Where did it happen? All throughout the United States http://www.historycentral.com/elections/1860PresElect.jpg
How did it increase the tension between the north and the south? The North elected Lincoln who was antislavery The south rejected Lincoln because of proslavery position South Carolina seceded soon after his election http://www.articleii.org/files/election%20of%201860%20cartoon.jpg
Bibliography Danzer, G.A., et al (2003). Slavery and Secesion. (2003). The americans. Evanston, Illinois: McDougall Littell The election of 1860. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.tulane.edu/~latner/Background/BackgroundElection.html