1. The Election of 1860
By Natalie and David

2. What was the Event? The presidential election between:
Abraham Lincoln- Republican
John C. Breckinridge- Southern Democrat
Stephen Douglas- Northern Democrat
John Bell- Constitutional Unionist

3. What happened Lincoln won the election with: 180 Electoral Votes
He did not carry a single southern state

4. When did it happen? In 1860 Directly Before the Civil War

5. Where did it happen? All throughout the United States

6. 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

7. Bibliography
Danzer, G.A., et al (2003). Slavery and Secesion. (2003). The americans. Evanston, Illinois: McDougall Littell
The election of (n.d.). Retrieved from