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What main reason Southerners opposed the election of Abraham Lincoln was?
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Who of the following individuals opposed by Southerners won the presidential election of 1860?
You forgot to list "the following individuals," but the answer is Abraham Lincoln.
Who opposed Abraham Lincoln in the election that Lincoln won?
It was Stephen Douglass and John C. Breckenridge who he was going against.
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.
Why did South Carolina dislike Lincoln?
President Lincoln wanted to stop the spread of slavery, and slave trade. The Union supported him, but most people in the Confederacy did not. They wanted to keep trading slaves, and using slave labor. This is one reason why the Civil War started, and why Lincoln was assassinated.
What presidential candidate completely opposed the spread of slavery to westerns territories?
Abraham Lincoln completely opposed the spread of slavery to western territories.
Why did the crittenden plan fail?
Why is the election of Abraham Lincoln as President considered to be an immediate cause of the Civil War?
Because he represented the newly-formed Republican party, which opposed the extension of the Southern slave empire.
Over Which issue did Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas disagree during their debates?
It was the issue of slavery that Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A Douglas disagreed about during their political debates. Stephen A Douglas supported slavery while Abraham Lincoln opposed it.
Who made up the Republican Party?
I'm not sure what "made" the Republican Party, but the first Republican President was Abraham Lincoln. Hope it helps!
Who opposed the extension of slavery?
Abraham Lincoln. That was why the Southern states rebelled.
Why did Abraham Lincoln opposed the kansas-nebraska act?
he was against slavery.
What was Abraham Lincoln opposed to?
First of all it is Abraham Lincoln. President Lincoln opposed slavery and he was president during the Civil War. If you are a student, It would probably helpful to look in your textbook. Also states rights' were an issue to him but not as major as slavery.
