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Who ran for the presidency on the southern democratic ticket in 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
Was John Breckinridge a presidential candidate in 1860?
No, he ran for U.S. President in 1860 as the Democratic Party's southern candidate.
Who was the democratic candidate in 1860?
John C. Breckinridge (Southern Democratic) Stephen A. Douglas (Northern Democratic)
The split in the democratic party that resulted in two democratic candidates running for the presidency in 1860 led to whose election?
Abraham Lincoln
Whose election to the presidency in 1860 led to seven southern states to secede from the union?
Abraham Lincoln
Who was nominated by the southern delegates that broke away from the Democratic Party in 1860?
John C Breckinridge
Which situation was the most immediate results of Abraham Lincoln's election to the presidency in 1860?
The most immediate result of Abraham Lincoln's election to the presidency in 1860 was that many Southern states seceded from the Union. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States.
What was Stephen A Douglas' southern strategy to win the 1860 presidential election?
Stephen A. Douglas believed that to keep the presidency in the hands of the Democratic Party, he needed to execute a "southern" strategy. He had to convince southern Democrats that they needed Democratic support in the northern states that gave President Buchanan the White House in 1856. This meant the Democrats had to carry Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Illinois and Indians plus the southern states. Douglas was unable to convince them and southern Democrats focused on sectionalism. This cost them the presidency, and gave the edge to the Republican, Abraham Lincoln. If Douglas had succeeded, there may have not been a Civil War.
Why did the democratic split in 1860?
The Democratic vote in 1860 was split between the Southern Democrats, who were staunchly pro-slavery, and the Northern Democrats, who were less so. Each faction had its own convention and ran its own presidential candidate.
Why did the southern democrats walk out of the democratic convention?
Southern Democrats are members of the U.S. Democratic Party who reside in the American South and they walked out of the first democrat convention in 1860 because they wanted to secede and there was much opposition!
Who was the four canidiates of the 1860 presidential election?
The four candidates in the 1860 presidential campaign were: Abraham Lincoln- Republican John C. Breckinridge- Southern Democratic John Bell- Constitutional Union/ Whig Stephen A Douglas- Northern Democratic
Northern Democratic Party candidate defeated by Lincoln in 1860?
There were four candidates running for Presidency in 1860. Lincoln won against them with 40% of the popular vote. This included Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas a Northern democrat.
