It has Begun

The election of 1860 was the start of a series of conflicts between the north and south in the United States. Abraham Lincoln was the winner of the election.  Lincoln was a republican and was against slavery. The fact  that Lincoln was against slavery lead to him winning all of the northern states who were also against slavery. Lincolns strongest competitor was Breckinridge. He was a southern democrat who was all for slavery. This lead to him receiving almost all of the votes from southern, pro-slavery states. The other two candidates were Bell and Douglas and they both did not win many states. Douglas only won two states and he believed that people should be able to vote for slavery. Bell believed that no changes should be made to the constitution. so he felt that slavery should stay. The groups we split into in class analyzed five pieces of civil war art. Each piece of art helped show how the election affected the war.

Election Map

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1779925/United-States-presidential-election-of-1860

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