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What issues divided the Republican Party in the 1860's?
The northern Democrats supported Stephen A. Douglas for President in 1860, but the southern Democrats withheld support for Douglas. The South demanded that Douglas repudiate the Freeport Doctrine and support a federal slave law. The Douglas supporters pointed out that to do that would drive the northern Democrats into the Republican Party.
The election of 1860 showed how?
deeply divided the nation was over slavery
Where did slavery move between 1840 and 1860?
It moved toward the West
Which union state that did not allow slavery?
illinois
Was elizabeth cady Stanton involved in the anti slavery movement?
1860-1904
Did John Quincy Adams end slavery?
He was a southerner, and had held slaves at one point but by 1860 he did not support slavery.
The roots and growth of slavery from 1650 to 1860?
the roots and growth of slavery 1650 and 1860
Why did many southerners support secction after Lincoln won presidency in 1860?
Because Lincoln would not allow any extension of slavery
What statements reflect northern but not southern views in 1860?
Northern views in 1860 included opposition to the spread of slavery into new territories, support for industrialization and modernization, and a belief in the importance of preserving the Union. Southern views, on the other hand, included support for states' rights and the institution of slavery, as well as a belief in secession as a constitutional right.
Who was nominated for president by the northern democrats in the election of 1860?
Stephen A. Douglas, US senator from Illinois was their candidate in 1860.
Was there slavery in Illinois?
Illinois is the Civil War was a northern state that didn't believe in slavery.
When Lincoln was elected president in 1860 his view on slavery were already known and included?
When Lincoln was elected president in 1860, his views on slavery were already known and included:
Which party had two candidates running in the election of 1860?
The Democratic party split in 1860 over slavery, in particular the question of whether it would be allowed in the new states that might join the union.
When was Augustana College - Illinois - created?
Augustana College - Illinois - was created in 1860.
When was Wheaton College - Illinois - created?
Wheaton College - Illinois - was created in 1860.
Whose goal was it to ban slavery in western territories?
It was the Wilmot Proviso that declared that there should be no slavery in the new states. This gained support in Congress, and by 1860 most Northerners agreed with it, while tolerating slavery in its traditional heartlands. That was how Lincoln got elected.
How did the Northern and Southern Democrats differ over the party's platform on slavery in 1860?
The Northern and Southern Democrats differed over the party's platform on slavery in 1860 since the southerners wanted the party to defend slavery in the platform and Northerners wanted the platform to support popular sovereignty as a way of deciding whether a territory became a free state or a slave state.
