1. The Election of 1860 Ashley Weir, Nicole Fratkin, Skyler Stone, Haley Martin, Rhodes Hardy, Jacob Letson, Karlee Roberts
2. How did the Election of 1860 divide our nation? Abraham Lincoln was an educated speaker as well as an intelligent man. He was well known for his political views as well as his opposition to the expansion of slavery in the west. Lincoln won the votes of the North and two Western states, Oregon and California. Breckinridge won the deep South, including Texas, Deleware and Maryland. Bell won Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia while Douglas carried only Missouri. The country was now split into who they wished as President.
3. What decisions and laws during the Election of 1860 of Abraham Lincoln divided the nation? - Electoral votes beat the popular vote -He opposed expansion of slavery in the west. - He was a part of the Republican Party - He refused to make new states slave states because he was against the expansion of slavery - He called for volunteers
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7. What events or decisions could have stopped or slowed the war? If Abe Lincoln was not elected, this would have slowed down the Civil War. The reason that the South succeeded from the Union, is because Abe won the election without getting a vote from the South. The South felt overpowered by the North and they did not like this. So with this said, if Abe Lincoln was not elected and someone else was elected, then the Civil War could have been slowed down or stopped. Eventually a abolitionist would be elected and bring the south to secession.
