Election of 1860 Know your Candidates. Southern Democrat – John Breckinridge Vice President of the US, from Kentucky Vice-Presidential: Joseph Lane, Senator.

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Election of 1860 Know your Candidates

Southern Democrat – John Breckinridge Vice President of the US, from Kentucky Vice-Presidential: Joseph Lane, Senator from Oregon Biography: Democratic member of the House of Representatives, became President Buchanan’s Vice- President, the youngest to hold the office, at age 35. He was nominated for president by the Southern Democrats, having split from the main Democrat Party. Endorsed by President Buchanan. Slavery: Wished to ensure that slaveholders could own slaves in new territories.

Constitutional Union John Bell-Former Senator from Tennessee Vice Presidential: Edward Everett, former Senator and Gov of Massachusetts, former Secretary of State. Biography: Bell began his career first a democrat and then a Whig, was a member of the House of Representatives, Secretary of State, and Senator from Tennessee. Voted against the Kansas- Nebraska Act. Slavery: As per party line, would not state whether for or against the spread of slavery only wanted to keep the Union in tact.

Northern Democrat Stephen Douglas: Senator from Illinois Vice-Presidential: Herschel Vespasian Johnson, (after Benjamin Fitzpatrick, Senator from Alabama, declined) Former Governor of Georgia Biography: Douglas held United States Senate seat since 1847, supporting both the expansion of the United States to include the entire continent and the Mexican War. In 1858, he was opposed by Lincoln. The two held seven nationally-covered debates across the state of Illinois. Douglas retained the seat. Slavery: Wanted the people of the territories to be able to decide for themselves whether or not they wanted slavery.

Abraham Lincoln, former Republican Representative from Illinois -Vice Presidential: Hannibal Hamlin, Former governor and current Senator from Maine. Biography: Lincoln was a former Whig, a member of the House of Representatives from 1847 – 1849 where he opposed the Mexican War. He held a law practice in Springfield, Illinois after leaving office. He ran for United States Senate on the Republican ticket in 1858, against incumbent Stephen Douglas, taking part in the now famous “Lincoln-Douglas Debates.” He lost the election, but gained national recognition. Slavery: Opposed the spread of slavery in any form to the new territories.

1. GLUE MAP to bottom of right hand side. 2. DO NOTTTTTT GLUEEEEEE popular vote chart to ANYTHINGGGGGG!!! This is a class set. Use this to label & record which candidate won the electoral votes for each state. 3. Staple questions (Map Analysis) on left hand side & answer

Election of 1860 Who won the election and by what percentage? Was this a close election? Were votes evenly distributed? Are you surprised by the results? Does the voting seem to be reflective of geography? Why do you think that is? What can you tell about individual states based upon the candidate they selected? How does the outcome of this election affect the future of the Union? How does this election relate to the beginnings of the Civil War? What does this newly created map reveal about the feelings of many Americans on the eve of the Civil War?