Election of 1860 by E Alexandra Hunt https://padlet.com/ehunt2/1860 en-us 2016-04-01 12:39:08 UTC 2023-02-06 10:23:49 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/aws/19167922/0b3f0919105ee94d83d74639151daf897a98853a/5ee4fc8aef06729740a3082d8429d27f.png Political Parties Change ehunt2 https://padlet.com/ehunt2/1860/wish/103618519 In the mid 1850s,  people who opposed slavery were looking for a new voice. Different political parties were popping up: Free Soil Party, Northern Democrats and anti-slavery Whig party came together and formed the Republican party. The party grew and was ready to challenge older parties. ]]> 2016-04-01 12:41:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ehunt2/1860/wish/103618519 Candidates in the Election ehunt2 https://padlet.com/ehunt2/1860/wish/103619053 Abraham Lincoln ran as a Republican in the Election of 1860. He opposed slavery but at this time was not willing to end it, because he wanted to keep the country together. The Democratic party was split on their views. The Northern Democrats had Stephen Douglass while the Southern Democrats ran John C. Breckenridge.]]> 2016-04-01 12:45:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ehunt2/1860/wish/103619053 Who won? ehunt2 https://padlet.com/ehunt2/1860/wish/103619473 Abraham Lincoln won the election and become president. This was one of the main reasons why the South left the United States.]]> 2016-04-01 12:48:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ehunt2/1860/wish/103619473 ehunt2 https://padlet.com/ehunt2/1860/wish/103619756 2016-04-01 12:50:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ehunt2/1860/wish/103619756 ehunt2 https://padlet.com/ehunt2/1860/wish/103619863 2016-04-01 12:50:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ehunt2/1860/wish/103619863 Election Map ehunt2 https://padlet.com/ehunt2/1860/wish/103619900 2016-04-01 12:51:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ehunt2/1860/wish/103619900 Why did this happen? ehunt2 https://padlet.com/ehunt2/1860/wish/103619949 Because the Democrats split on the issue of slavery, they ran 2 candidates in this election. This meant that the vote was split down the middle, with each candidate getting less. Meanwhile, the Republicans were still together so Abraham Lincoln was able to get a majority of the votes.]]> 2016-04-01 12:51:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ehunt2/1860/wish/103619949