Election of 1860 – Dividing Virginia. Who were the major candidates and what were the issues in the election of 1860? How were Richmond, Alexandria, and.

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Election of 1860 – Dividing Virginia

Who were the major candidates and what were the issues in the election of 1860? How were Richmond, Alexandria, and Winchester different? How were regional differences reflected in the election returns?

Abraham Lincoln Stephen A. Douglas John Bell John Breckinridge

Abraham Lincoln State: Illinois Born: 1809 Vice presidential running mate: Hannibal Hamlin, a United States senator from Maine Republican Party Candidate Party Platform Antislavery, but promised to protect slavery in the South Denounced proposals to reopen the African slave trade Supported safeguards for the rights of immigrants Advocated construction of a transcontinental railroad and other internal improvements Declared the Union must be preserved

Stephen Arnold Douglas State: Illinois Born: 1813 Vice presidential running mate: Herschel V. Johnson, formerly governor of Georgia “Northern” Democratic Party Candidate Party Platform Douglas proposed a policy of popular sovereignty to allow voters in a territory to decide whether slavery would be legal there. Affirmed the right of the Supreme Court to determine Congress's constitutional power over slavery in the territories Called for the acquisition of Cuba Advocated construction of a transcontinental railroad

John Cabell Breckinridge State: Kentucky Born: 1821 Vice presidential running mate: Joseph Lane, represented the Oregon Territory in the United States House of Representatives “Southern” Democratic Party Candidate Party Platform Advocated the expansion of slavery into the territories and strong enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 Affirmed the right of the federal government to protect the rights of slaveholders in the states and territories Called for the annexation of Cuba Advocated the construction of a transcontinental railroad

John Bell State: Tennessee Born: 1796 Vice presidential running mate: Edward Everett, a former U.S. senator from Massachusetts Constitutional Union Party Candidate Party Platform Preserve the Union: the primacy of the Constitution, the Union, and the laws

Richmond Winchester Alexandria

Think about it How does the author view the Union? List words that the author uses to support your answer. What place does Virginia have in the Union according to each author? How will a vote for each author’s favored candidate affect the future of the Union?

Was your prediction of each region’s presidential support accurate? Do you think voters in Richmond or Winchester were looking to secede in November 1860?

Richmond Alexandria Winchester