1. Aim #37: How do the political platforms of the Election of 1860 compare? On a separate sheet of paper, write down the aim please and have out your hw (chart)

3. 3 Lincoln scored a decisive victory in electoral votes he received less than 40% of the popular vote but

4. 1860 Presidenti al Election √ Abraham Lincoln Republican John Bell Constitutional Union Stephen A. Douglas Northern Democrat John C. Breckinridge Southern Democrat

5. 5 A non-partisan satire, making fun of all four candidates in the 1860 presidential election. A map of the United States hung on a wall is being torn apart by three of the candidates. Lincoln (far left) and Douglas tear at the western part of the country, as Breckinridge (center) attacks the South. The fourth, John Bell (right), stands on a stool trying to repair the northeastern section with a jar of glue.

6. 6 (I)ELECTION OF 1860 a.Direct cause of the secession of the southern states and outbreak of the Civil War b. Republicans: nominated Lincoln 1.Party platform declared slavery could spread no farther, but would not be threatened where it already existed 2.Promised tariff for the protection of industry 3.Transcontinental railroad 4.Enactment of law granted free homesteads to settler who would help opening of the West c. Democrats 1.Southerners split from the party and nominated VP John Breckenridge of Kentucky 2.Stephen Douglas nominee of northern Democrats d. Constitutional Party: John Bell; no mention of slavery in their platform

7. (II) Results of Election of 1860 a. Splitting of Democratic party hurt South b. Lincoln elected with only 40% of the vote (most sectional election in history) c. Lincoln not allowed on ballot in 10 southern states d. southern states felt they lost their political clout 1.South Carolina led the way by seceding 1 st (December 20, 1860)

8. Lincoln by Alexander Gardner, 1861 Photographer Mathew Brady captured this image of the solemn president-elect on February 23, 1861, a few weeks after the formation of the Confederacy and shortly before Lincoln's inauguration. (Library of Congress) Lincoln by Alexander Gardner, 1861 Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

9. Lincoln’s Inauguration, March 4, 1861