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Stephen Douglas“The Little Giant”
From Illinois
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Stephen Douglas
Douglas believed that the issue
of slavery should be determined
through popular sovereignty in
territories as they become
states.
The Northern faction of the Democratic Party
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Douglas deeply believed in
democracy arguing the will of the
people should always be decisive
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John Breckinridge of KentuckyThe Southern Faction of the
Democratic Party
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Southern Democrats
• In April 1860,delegates from
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana,
Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas,
Arkansas, Delaware walked out of the
Democratic National convention.
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Southern Democrats
Southerners left the Democratic party in
protest of the party’s platform
concerning slavery.
Southern Democrats met in Baltimore in
June 1860 to nominate
John Breckinridge.
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Many Southerners believed that the
federal government did not have the
power to regulate the economies within
the states.
These people cited what they called
“states rights”.
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John Breckinridge
Believed that the Federal government must protect the
institution of slavery.
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John Bell of Tennessee
The Constitutional Union Party
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The Constitutional Union Party
The Constitutional Union Party consisted
of former Southern (Cotton)Whigs and
Know-Nothings
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John Bell
Believed the federal government
should support slavery and
work to preserve the Union.
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The Constitutional Union PartySupported the upholding of the
Constitution and preserving the Union.
Bell and his supporters hoped to gain votes by making slavery a secondary
issue.
Bell had wide support in the counties which would become West Virginia.
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16th President of the United StatesAbraham Lincoln
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Abraham LincolnThe Republican Party
• Slavery must not be allowed to expand
into the territories as America
expanded West.
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The Republican Party
The Republican party formed in 1856 in Ripon, Wisconsin as a response to the failure of the Kansas- Nebraska Act.
The Republican Party consisted of former Northern Whigs who joined
together in opposition to the expansion of slavery.
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Lincoln was not even on the Ballot in
Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Virginia, Arkansas,
Tennessee, Texas, Georgia ,Louisiana
or Florida.
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Lincoln
Popular vote 1,865, 908
Percentage 39.8%
Electoral College 180
States carried 18
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Stephen Douglas
Popular Vote 1,380,201
Percentage 29.5%
Electoral College 12
States carried Missouri
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John C. Breckinridge
Popular Vote 848,019
Percentage 18.1%
Electoral College 72
States Carried 11
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John Bell
Popular Vote 509,901
Percentage 12.6%
Electoral College 39
States Carried 3
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Electoral Map