Election of 1860 Flashcards
1
Q
Republican Party
A
Abraham Lincoln
2
Q
Northern Democrat
A
Stephen Douglas
3
Q
Southern Democrat
A
John Breckenridge
4
Q
Constitution Union
A
John Bell
5
Q
King Cotton Diplomacy
A
Strategy used by Confederate government leaders to get European countries to do what they wanted
EX.) withholding shipments and supplies from England and France
6
Q
Abraham Lincoln platform
A
- Non-extension of slavery
- Protective tariff
- No abridgement of rights for immigrants
- Gov. aid to build pacific RR
- Internal improvements at fed. expense
- Free homesteads for public domain
7
Q
Stephan Douglas platform
A
- Popular sovereignty
- Opposed secession
8
Q
John Breckenridge platform
A
- Jacksonian democracy
- Extension of slavery
9
Q
John Bell platform
A
- Former Whig and Know-Nothings party
- ignore the slavery issue and focus instead on fealty to the U.S. Constitution
