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Why did the Democratic Party have two presidential candidates in 1860?

A
There was a split in the party over the issue of emancipating enslaved people.
B
The vote was tied so they had to have two candidates.
C
There was a difference of opinion on the issue of popular sovereignty.
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What did the Republicans want in their 1860 presidential platform?

A
They wanted to secede from the United States.
B
They wanted to stop slavery’s spread in the United States.
C
They wanted to win the Southern vote.
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Read each statement. Decide if each is true or false.The Constitutional Union Party made slavery a key issue of its platform. Lincoln and Douglas were both trying to win the Northern vote. Douglas and Breckinridge were both trying to win the Southern vote.

A
True
B
False
C
True
D
False
E
True
F
False
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In January 1861, Lincoln wrote this letter, expressing his opinion about secession. Which of the following best summarizes Lincoln’s view as expressed in this quote?

A
The South was defeated in the election.
B
The government cannot survive if citizens do not accept results of an election.
C
Slavery is morally wrong and should be stopped.
D
The American people have voted against secession.
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What was one of the main points that Lincoln included in his inaugural address?

A
He wanted to abolish slavery in the US.
B
He wanted the South to write its own Constitution.
C
He wanted to make it clear that he did not accept secession.
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Lincoln’s and Davis’s addresses differed on what major issue?

A
the desire to go to war
B
secession
C
abolition of slavery

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