Primary topic of debate in the election of 1860: SLAVERY
After losing a seat in the senate, Lincoln began touring and giving speeches all over the north campaigning for many republicans and basically laid the base for his candidacy for the presidency.
Because of this, many republicans owed him one and established a solid group of supporters and allies
Lincoln beat William Seward in the party's nomination
After his debates with Lincoln, Douglass was alienated from the southern democrats and the democratic party was united at the convention.
Douglass won the convention but many southern delegates gathered and nominated John Breckinridge as their candidate for the Southern Democratic Party. Another group, the Constitutional union, formed …show more content…
Lincoln won the electoral votes easily and 55% of the popular vote
Wade-Davis bill: the radical republicans passed this in congress, in which voters had to swear their loyalty to the union.
Lincoln vetoed it and said he would forgive southerners
Lincoln ran against the civil war general, George B Mcclellan and won because the south did not vote.
Lincoln also received many votes from soldiers and their families because they wanted the war to end
He won the popular vote and won the electoral votes 212 to 21.
Presidency
VP in 1st term: Hannibal Hamlin and then Andrew Johnson in his second term
Even though Lincoln's wife’s family were confederate sympathizers, Mary todd Lincoln was loyal to the union and her husband.
After his victory and inauguration , 7 states left the union : SC, FL, TX, LA,MS,AL, and GA.
Montgomery Convention -They formed the Confederate states of america and drafted their own constitution which protected states rights, slavery, against traffic, and internal improvements. The President, Jefferson Davis, shut down the confederates belief that they were independent sovereign colonies and territories and he and those involved in secession committed
After losing a seat in the senate, Lincoln began touring and giving speeches all over the north campaigning for many republicans and basically laid the base for his candidacy for the presidency.
Because of this, many republicans owed him one and established a solid group of supporters and allies
Lincoln beat William Seward in the party's nomination
After his debates with Lincoln, Douglass was alienated from the southern democrats and the democratic party was united at the convention.
Douglass won the convention but many southern delegates gathered and nominated John Breckinridge as their candidate for the Southern Democratic Party. Another group, the Constitutional union, formed …show more content…
Lincoln won the electoral votes easily and 55% of the popular vote
Wade-Davis bill: the radical republicans passed this in congress, in which voters had to swear their loyalty to the union.
Lincoln vetoed it and said he would forgive southerners
Lincoln ran against the civil war general, George B Mcclellan and won because the south did not vote.
Lincoln also received many votes from soldiers and their families because they wanted the war to end
He won the popular vote and won the electoral votes 212 to 21.
Presidency
VP in 1st term: Hannibal Hamlin and then Andrew Johnson in his second term
Even though Lincoln's wife’s family were confederate sympathizers, Mary todd Lincoln was loyal to the union and her husband.
After his victory and inauguration , 7 states left the union : SC, FL, TX, LA,MS,AL, and GA.
Montgomery Convention -They formed the Confederate states of america and drafted their own constitution which protected states rights, slavery, against traffic, and internal improvements. The President, Jefferson Davis, shut down the confederates belief that they were independent sovereign colonies and territories and he and those involved in secession committed