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The southerners believed that Abe Lincoln was going to take away their right to slavery, even though he had no intention of doing so, that's why the south elected Jefferson Davis, but Lincoln won, the south was outraged, & the South Carolina thought they could leave the union & so did several other southern states, leading to the civil war
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The split in the democratic party that resulted in two democratic candidates running for the presidency in 1860 led to whose election?
Abraham Lincoln
What did Abraham Lincoln split?
Abraham did not really split anything, but he won the election in 1860 on a split ticket. A split ticket is when you don't get the majority of the votes, but in a split ticket there are more than two candidates running for president. So if there are more than two candidates, none of the candidates usually can win the majority of the votes. So Abraham Lincoln did not split anything, but won the election on a split ticket.
Did Steven Douglas favor the north or south in the election of 1860?
The North. Largely because of him, the Democratic Party had split into two, and he headed the Northern wing.
Did the north or south democrats win in the election of 1860?
Neither was strong enough to win. The Republicans were bound to win, after the Democrat Party split in two.
How did Lincoln win the 1860 presidential election?
The Democrats had split into two factions - a North and a South wing - so the newly-formed Republican Party was bound to win the 1860 election. Lincoln had been nominated as its first presidential candidate because he was moderate on slavery.
Which presidential election convinced the south to pull out of the union?
The election of November 1860, when Lincoln was elected as the first president from the Republican Party - the Democratic Party having split into two factions, North and South.
The Democratic split was so severe during the 1860 elections that?
The Democratic split was so severe during the 1860 elections that the party actually put two candidates up to run against each other in the presidential election. The candidates' names were Stephen Douglas and John Breckenridge.
Why were the north and the south two distinct political entitles in the 1860 election?
Because the Democratic Party had split into two wings - North and South. So the Republican Party was bound to win.
How did the slavery issue affect the Democratic Party in the 1860 presidental election?
The slavery issue caused the northern and southern democratics to split up and have two different democratic parties.
How did the four-way race for president help Lincoln win the election of 1860?
The Democrat Party had split into two factions - Northern and Southern. So the Republicans were bound to win.
What happened at the deomcratic nominating convention that affected the outcome of the 1860 election?
The party split over the question of allowing expansion of slavery and ended up nominating two candidates. NOVANET the democrats split into two parties and nominated 2men for president ..
What happened to the Democratic Party in the election of 1860?
A. As the 1860 presidential election became closer and closer; the Democratic Party split over slavery. Northern Democrats rallied behind Douglas and Southern Democrats supported Dred Scott.
