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Beause the Southerns Thought he Was going To enslave foe good

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Q: Why were southerners against Lincoln election to the Presidency?
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Why did southerners refuse to put Lincoln on the ballot?

The southerners were for slavery, but Lincoln was not. Lincoln would try to abolish slavery.


What did Lincoln's election lead many southerners to believe?

Many southerners believe that the the south no longer had a voice in national government. Also that the President and Congress were now set against their interests, especially slavery. Even before the election, South Carolina's governor had written to other southern governors. If Lincoln won, he wrote, it would be their duty to leave the Union.


Why did Southern states refuse to put Lincoln on the 1860 election ballot?

Lincoln's election would spell an end to slavery, so the southern states refused to add him.


Who lost in the election against Abraham Lincoln?

ok so inthe election right before the civil war ulesse s grant lost to Abraham Lincoln


Who ran in election of 1864?

Lincoln ran against former commander McDowell.


Who did Lincoln command as the first general of war?

General Grant, it was not McClellan because he voted against Lincoln in the election. Lincoln 212 McClellan 12.


Why were Floridians so divided over slavery?

because many southerners disagreed with lincoln because he had spoken out against slavery


Who was the Civil War general that lost a presidential election against Abraham Lincoln?

MCCLELLAN


How did the 1860 election divide the nation.?

The US presidential election pitted one Republican, Abraham Lincoln against three other candidates. Despite the party names of these candidates, all of them were Democrats. This divided the Democratic Party and helped Republican Lincoln gain the presidency. The nation remained divided however, over the talk about secession, the future of slavery and the future of the Democratic Party.


How did the 1860 election divide the nation?

The US presidential election pitted one Republican, Abraham Lincoln against three other candidates. Despite the party names of these candidates, all of them were Democrats. This divided the Democratic Party and helped Republican Lincoln gain the presidency. The nation remained divided however, over the talk about secession, the future of slavery and the future of the Democratic Party.


What did Lincolns elections lead Southerners to believe?

Many southerners believe that the the south no longer had a voice in national government. Also that the President and Congress were now set against their interests, especially slavery. Even before the election, South Carolina's governor had written to other southern governors. If Lincoln won, he wrote, it would be their duty to leave the Union.


What Democratic candidate ran against President Lincoln for president in 1864?

In the 1984 presidential election, Abraham Lincoln ran against George B. McClellan, a Democrat. Lincoln won with 55% of the vote.