1. Click to edit Master subtitle style 3/10/10 Lincoln-Douglas Debates & The Election of 1860 Olivia White and Ashley Chapman :)

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3. Click to edit the outline text format Second Outline Level  Third Outline Level Fourth Outline Level  Fifth Outline Level  Sixth Outline Level  Seventh Outline Level  Eighth Outline Level Ninth Outline LevelClick to edit Master text styles ◦ Second level  Third level  Fourth level  Fifth level 3/10/10 Lincoln-Douglas Debates These debates took place during the campaign for the U.S. Senate seat for Illinois. Stephen Douglas, a democrat, was the present senator. Known as the “Biggest man in Illinois” Abraham Lincoln, a republican, was an unknown county lawyer.

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6. Click icon to add picture 3/10/10 Lincoln-Douglas Debates When it came to election day, Douglas came out on top. Even though Lincoln did not win, the media that the debates brought in raised his popularity throughout the country. DOUGLAS WINS!

7. 3/10/10 Election of 1860 Abraham Lincoln, John Breckinridge, Stephen Douglas, John Bell

8. 3/10/10 Election of 1860 The four nominees were: -Abraham Lincoln (Republican) -John Breckinridge (Southern Democrat) -John Bell (Constitutional Union) -Stephen Douglas (Northern Democrat)

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13. Click icon to add picture 3/10/10 Election of 1860 In the end, Lincoln won a resounding victory, with 40 percent of the popular vote. He won a total of 180 electoral votes, while the other candidates combined won 123. LINCOLN WINS!

14. 3/10/10 References: “Wikipedia.” Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.. February 27, 2010. "Lincoln - Douglas Debates of 1858". Illinois Civil War. February 27, 2010. "Wikipedia". Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.. February 27, 2010 "Illinois". Illinois State Government. February 27, 2010. "Sparknotes". SparkNotes LLC. February 27, 2008.

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