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Which group addressed the issue of slavery in the election of 1848 by opposing slavery in new territories?
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Which two presidential candidates in 1860 took directly opposing opposing positions on slavery in the western territories?
Republican Abraham Lincoln and southern Democrat John C. Breckinridge -Novanet
Which two presidention condidates in 1860 took directly opposing position on slavery in the western territories?
republican Abraham Lincoln and south democrat john c.breckinridge
Which political party was against the spread of slavery into new territories?
The Republican Party. (Lincoln became its first president, winning the election of 1860.)
Which two presidential candidates in 1860 took opposing positions on slavery in the western territories?
Republican Abraham Lincoln and southern Democrat John C. Breckinridge -Novanet
Lincoln was opposed to slavery in the?
Territories
Who won the election of 1860 with a platform against slavery in the territories but for tariffs a transcontinental railroad and a Homestead Act?
Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860 with a platform against slavery in the territories but for tariffs a transcontinental railroad and a Homestead Act.
Which two presidential candidates in 1860 took directly opposing opposing positions on slavery in the western territories?
Republican Abraham Lincoln and southern Democrat John C. Breckinridge -Novanet
In the 1848 election what position did Zachary Taylor take regarding slavery in the new territories?
Even though Zachary Taylor was a slave owner himself, he did not push up the expansion of slavery in the new territories.
What did the Free Soil Party lobby for?
The Free-Soil Party opposed the expansion of slavery into the Western territories. The Free-Soil Party did not have a candidate in the 1860 election. The new Republican Party was founded replacing the Free-Soil Party. In the 1860 election the Republican Party nominated Abraham Lincoln with a platform that promised not to interfere with slavery in the states, but opposed the further extension of slavery into the territories.
What were Lincoln's platform's during the Election of 1860?
The official Republican Party platform for the election of 1860 included a promise not to interfere with slavery in the states, but opposed slavery in the territories. Abraham Lincoln was chosen as the candidate to represent the Party.
Whig Party Election in the election of 1852 what happened to the Whig Party in the South?
In the election of 1852 the Whig Party began to be destroyed. The party was divided on whether or not to allow slavery in the new territories.
Free-Soil Party?
Formed in 1847 - 1848, dedicated to opposing slavery in newly acquired territories such as Oregon and ceded Mexican territory.
Why did Stephen Douglas propose the Kansas Nebraska act lead to violence?
Plantation owners were outraged that slavery had been outlawed in the territories. People in the territories were angry that a new political party had been established. Many Americans disagreed with the Supreme Court decision to limit slavery in the territories. Opposing forces clashed because they disagreed about popular sovereignty and slavery.
Why did Lincoln's election trigger secession?
Because he ran for President on a platform denouncing disunion and calling for an end to slavery in the territories.
Did president Jackson take his election victory in 1832 as a mandate to forbid slavery in the territories?
No, President Jackson took his election as a mandate to support South Carolina's right of nullification.
The Northern Democrat position towards slavery in the election of 1860 was that?
the principle of popular sovereignty should be consistently applied in the remaining territories.
What territories Did Missouri compromise allow slavery in?
The Missouri Compromise addressed slavery in the Arkansas and unorganized territory of the Great Plains. Slavery was prohibited in all of these areas, except within the boundaries of Missouri.
