The Election of 1860 & Southern Secession

<p>The election of 1860 was strife with sectionalism. The North and South could not agree on their candidiates and we subsequently saw 4 presidential hopefuls:</p> <p>1. John Breckinridge who was from Kentucky and had served as James Buchanan’s Vice President. (Southern Democrat, slave owner)</p> <p>2. Stephen A. Douglas, Senator from Illinois (Northern Democrat)</p> <p>3. John Bell, effectively a slavery neutral candidate (Constitutional Union Party)</p> <p>4. Abraham Lincoln, a former Whig who had served in the Illinois state legislature and served one term in the House of Representatives. (Represented the new Republican Party)</p> <p>Here about all the issues surrounding this election, who won which states and why, as well as the aftermath and challenges of the newly elected president. </p> <p>Take a listen to see how tensions are rising, secession is starting, and the inevitability of Civil War in the United States is becoming very clear.</p> <p>There is always more to learn!</p>